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Sycamore

Tagged as: Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs, Black walnut toxicity tolerant, Native Trees, not favored by deer, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites

Botanic Name: Platanus occidentalis
Common Name: Sycamore


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Platanus occidentalis at The Morton Arboretum Platanus occidentalis leaf Platanus occidentalis in winter
form leaf in winter


Height
: 75-100'
Spread: 50-75'
Form: Irregular spreading
Rate: Medium to Fast (18 to 25 inches a year)
Zone: 4-9
Cultural/Comments: Sun to part shade; found in bottomlands and along riverbanks; tolerant of high pH soil; mottled creamy-white bark; do not grow near septic fields

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low salt areas

Plant tolerant of flooded areas for extended periods of time.

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