Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Platanus X Acerifolia

Size:

75' tall by 75' wide

Leaves:

alternate, simple, 6"-7" long, 8"-10" wide, with 3-5 triangular palmate lobes, with few large or no teeth, with 3-5 main veins from base

Flowers:

small rounded clusters, not showy

Fruit:

2 round fruits per stalk

Fall Interest:

yellow-brown; deciduous

Culture:

sun; very fast-growing, very adaptable

Disease/Insect:

anthracnose

Use:

park tree; very messy (twigs, leaves)

Cultivars:

Notes:

very attractive exfoliating bark, from upper branches to the ground; hybrid between American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) and Asian planetree