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Protea
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American Sycamore
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
North America, Canada

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
North American sycamore, Middle Eastern sycamore ,The British sycamore

Number of Varieties

16003
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
bottomlands, Floodplains, Moist woods, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-3

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
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

Habit

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Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm2,130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm1,980.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Orange Red, Dark Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Tan, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Gold, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Orbicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
-

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

All year
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Needs more water during establishment, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Anthracnose, Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

-
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds

Allergy

-
breathing problems, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Sap

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Animal Feed, Application in Furniture, Shelterbelt, Tea-like beverage can be brewed

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Landscape, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PLATANUS occidentalis

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
American Planetree, American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, Buttonwood or Buttonball Tree

In Hindi

Protea plant
अमेरिकी गूलर

In German

Protea Pflanze
Amerikanische Platane

In French

usine de Protea
Platanus occidentalis

In Spanish

planta de protea
Platanus occidentalis

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Platanus occidentalis

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Platanus occidentalis

In Polish

Protea roślin
Platan zachodni

In Latin

Protea herba
Platanus orientalis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Scrophulariales

Family

Proteaceae
Platanaceae

Genus

Protea
Platanus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
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Number of Species

16008
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and American Sycamore

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Importance of Protea and American Sycamore

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and American Sycamore. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and American Sycamore as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers whereas of American Sycamore is . Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while American Sycamore has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs American Sycamore

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Protea vs American Sycamore and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Protea are whereas of American Sycamore have breathing problems and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and American Sycamore has showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and American Sycamore is not flowering . You can compare Protea and American Sycamore facts and facts of other plants too.