Platanus x acerfolia
London planetree · also London plane, Columbia London plane tree, Yarwood London plane tree
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Platanus x acerfolia is a fast-growing hybrid known for its attractive exfoliating bark, which peels in patches of light brown, yellow, and orange, and palmately-lobed leaves that turn rich yellow in autumn. It forms a rounded or pyramidal canopy. This species is highly valued for urban planting due to its tolerance of smog, heat, wind, and poor soils.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 220.00%—17 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 17 in, mean 18 in, 90th percentile 36 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Platanus in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
