Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Platanus x acerifolia
 
London Plane Tree

Flowers: Monoecious, not showy, in early spring.

Foliage: Medium green, large, coarse texture, no fall color.

Fruit: Globose aggregate of seeds, usually 2 per stalk.

Trunk, Branching, Twigs: Cream, greenish-brown bark, exfoliating in large patches.

 

Location: North of Animal Sciences, along the sidewalk to Reid and Hotz Hall. Look for the tree with multiple aggregates of fruit.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

form

'seed balls'

     

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