1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Canada
Western United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
North American sycamore, Middle Eastern sycamore ,The British sycamore
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
bottomlands, Floodplains, Moist woods, Mountains
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2,130.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,980.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange Red, Dark Salmon
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Tan, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Several shades of Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment, Needs Very high moisture
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Not Available
Birds
5.12 Allergy
breathing problems, Skin irritation
Digestive Problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Sap
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Application in Furniture, Shelterbelt, Tea-like beverage can be brewed
Jam, Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Landscape, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PLATANUS occidentalis
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
7.2 Common Name
American Planetree, American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, Buttonwood or Buttonball Tree
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Amerikanische Platane
Cardenche
7.2.3 In French
Platanus occidentalis
Cactus rustique
7.2.4 In Spanish
Platanus occidentalis
Cardenche
7.2.5 In Greek
Platanus occidentalis
Cardenche
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Platanus occidentalis
Cardenche
7.2.7 In Polish
Platan zachodni
Cardenche
7.2.8 In Latin
Platanus orientalis
Cardenche
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
8.10 Number of Species