I have only seen a very few of this European species in southeast Pennsylvania or in northern Illinois. The most I've seen is several spe...Read Morecimens planted at the old estates around the Iron & Steel Museum in Coatesville, PA. It is a good looking tree that is very similar to a Norway Maple, except for leaf shape and a grayish and orangish-brown flaky and plated bark. It can suffer badly from canker diseases. Very tolerant of urban conditions and sea salt spray. It is capable of escaping cultivation and becoming an invasive species in North America, though I have not seen that where I have been.
Much like the similarly invasive Norway Maple (Acer platanoides). Both are common weed trees of neglected urban neighborhoods. Both outc...Read Moreompete anything that tries to grow beneath them. Frost usually hits the foliage before it can turn yellow.
Planting is prohibited in Massachusetts and Connecticut, as this tree invades and impoverishes natural habitat in eastern North America and the Pacific Northwest.
European in origin, sometimes escaping from cultivation here in the States. It is simply known as Sycamore on the continent, while our Am...Read Moreerican Sycamore is known as Planetree there.
Resembling the Red and Silver Maples in looks and habit, it can grow to as much as 100'
I have only seen a very few of this European species in southeast Pennsylvania or in northern Illinois. The most I've seen is several spe...Read More
Much like the similarly invasive Norway Maple (Acer platanoides). Both are common weed trees of neglected urban neighborhoods. Both outc...Read More
European in origin, sometimes escaping from cultivation here in the States. It is simply known as Sycamore on the continent, while our Am...Read More
Deciduous tree with upright spreading branches. This tree is easily transplanted and prefers full sun to light shade.
It...Read More