#3 most planted
Platanus x hispanica
London plane tree · also London plane, London planetree, Maple leaved plane tree
BroadleafDeciduous
313,863
trees mapped
3.1%
of all named trees
30
cities
16 in
median trunk (41 cm, 283,272 measured)
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This large tree is known for its striking, mottled bark and broad, maple-like leaves that turn yellow-brown in fall. It produces small, round seed balls and is a popular choice for urban streets and parks due to its ample shade, pollution tolerance, and robust growth.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 95,34213.2%—23 in
- 58,4735.1%—6.8 in
- 39,40317.2%—13 in
- 30,6668.9%—24 in
- 24,6265.6%53 yr19 in
- 15,5755.5%46 yr16 in
- 9,3787.0%—11 in
- 9,1851.3%—3.1 in
- 8,9081.9%30 yr15 in
- 6,5133.3%12 yr8.7 in
- 2,7552.4%31 yr12 in
- 2,3794.9%26 yr2.8 in
- 2,3271.3%—20 in
- 2,2440.83%—2.4 in
- 2,0568.7%—8.3 in
- 1,2900.42%—3.0 in
- 1,0292.3%—2.8 in
- 6840.91%—5.1 in
- 2750.18%—12 in
- 2740.78%—31 in
- 1320.28%—2.8 in
- 1000.86%1.3 yr2.0 in
- 600.04%1.3 yr2.0 in
- 570.36%3.5 yr15 in
- 540.02%——
- 490.41%7.8 yr2.0 in
- 160.01%5.9 yr2.0 in
- 90.02%16 yr2.4 in
- 30.01%—3.0 in
- 10.00%—18 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 16 in, mean 17 in, 90th percentile 30 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.
