American Sycamore - Townsend River Walk and Arboretum

Details: Written by: Mark Seder; Published: 08 March 2018

Scientific Name: Platanus occidentalis

Trail Location: 18

American Sycamore - Townsend River Walk & Arboretum - Spring 2019

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Plant Type: Deciduous

Family: Platanaceae (Plane-tree)

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

USDA Plant Id: ploc

Height: 75 - 100

Spread: 75 - 100

Flower:: None

Missouri Botanical: Missouri Botanical

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Sycamore bark as it it gets old develops a rougher bark. As you look up an older tree such as the one in the Arboertum the bark is smoother as you go up the tree.
sycamore bark oold

The Sycamore bark as it it gets old develops a rougher bark. As you look up an older tree such as the one in the Arboertum the bark is smoother as you go up the tree.
Courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 242.
american sycamore usda drawing

Courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 242.

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