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Plantanus occidentalis
American Sycamore

$90.00 $117.00
This size 1 in stock Product ID: 312799

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CULTURAL CONDITIONS

Plant Min Zone: 4a

Plant Max Zone: 9b

Sunlight: All Day Full Sun, Full Sun, Part Sun

Water / Rainfall: Average, High

Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE

Bloom Season: Insignificant

Flower Color: Insignificant

Berry / Fruit Color: Brown-Beige

Spring Foliage Color: Green

Summer Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Yellowish Green

Evergreen Foliage: No

Winter Interest: Yes

Scented Flowers: No

PLANT TOLERANCES

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Wet-Feet Tolerance: High

Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High

Wind Tolerance: Medium, High

Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Alkaline Soils (high PH)

GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

Height: 60' - 90'

Width: 50' - 75'

Growth Rate: Fast, Extremely Fast

Service Life: Tree: Service life varies

Maintenance Need: Medium

Spreading Potential: N.A.

Yearly Trimming Tips: Tree: No Trimming Needed / Trim as Needed When Mature / Lower Branches.

PLANT USES AND LIMITATIONS

Plant Grouping Size: Specimen Planting of 1-3

Best Side of House: Large Tree; Best in Open Areas

Extreme Planting Locations: None

Ornamental Features: Rot Resistant / Strong Wood Tree, Bright Winter Color

Special Landscape Uses: Erosion Control, Naturalizing

Possible Pest Problems: Occasional Problems, Disease

Plant Limitations: Messy; Fruits / Twigs / Leaf Litter, Shallow Roots May Cause Problems

Description

American sycamore tree (Plantanus occidentalis) is a beautiful large shade tree native to the eastern half of the United States along river banks, floodplains, and rich wooded areas. It is very easy to spot out a sycamore tree in the forest due to its attractive white peeling bark on older trees. The branching pattern is very picturesque with well shaped "U" branch intersections. The wood is coarse grained and twisted making it resistant to storm damage along with the branch angles. As a result, this tree can grow to enormous proportions. Sycamores tolerate a wide range of growing conditions but prefer moist rich deep soil and floodplains. Drought is tolerated but with a slower growth rate, otherwise growth rate is very rapid. Sycamore anthracnose is a problem during wet cold spring like weather causing trees to sustain twig and leaf damage and fill out very slowly. They almost always outgrow this by June as the weather heats up but can be an issue in the Northern part of the country. Although it's beauty is unmatched, sycamores can be messy at certain times of the year, dropping twigs, seed balls, bark strips, and large leaves. But no tree is perfect right? Sometimes Sycamore is grown for timber production. The wood is highly prized by woodworkers for it's beautiful lustrous texture when polished. Sycamore is best used if you need a decent shade tree in under 10 years but with plenty of room to mature into a large shade tree for future generations. Several improved cultivars now exist.

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