#88 most planted
Platanus
Plane tree · also Sycamore, Plane, Mexican sycamore
SpreadingDeciduous
24,909
trees mapped
0.24%
of all named trees
15
cities
7.9 in
median trunk (20 cm, 16,117 measured)
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Platanus are tall, deciduous trees known for their spreading crowns and distinctive exfoliating bark. They are often found in wetland habitats but show drought tolerance in cultivation, making them tolerant of urban conditions and well-suited as street or park trees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 18,1191.6%—7.0 in
- 5,5243.6%18 yr14 in
- 4390.19%—13 in
- 3290.17%14 yr8.5 in
- 1960.06%2.3 yr2.0 in
- 1920.04%43 yr14 in
- 440.01%11 yr5.9 in
- 320.01%—12 in
- 170.03%67 yr—
- 60.00%——
- 50.00%——
- 20.00%—3.0 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 98–164 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, Well-drained, Clay-tolerant
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 9.2 in, 90th percentile 18 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.
