American Sycamore - Townsend River Walk and Arboretum

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American Sycamore

Scientific Name Platanus occidentalis

Trail Location 18

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American Sycamore - Townsend River Walk & Arboretum - Spring 2019

Plant Type

Deciduous

Family

Platanaceae (Plane-tree)

USDA Hardiness Zones

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

USDA Plant Id

Height

75 - 100

ft.

Spread

75 - 100

ft.

Flower:

None

Missouri Botanical

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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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