Botanical Name: Platanus x acerifolia
Common Name: London plane
Family Name: Platanaceae
Origin/Distribution: Garden origin
Leaf: Green, (fall)Yellow/Brown, Simple, Palmate venation, Palmately lobed, Glabrous, Ovate/Acute/Cordate/Truncate/Dentate/
Bud: Alternate
Flower: Monoecious plant, Not showy
Fruit/Seed: Green, Brown, Multiple fruit, Achene, Seed is fertile in this hybrid, Sep/Oct
Stem/Bark: White, Grey, Olive, Tan, Showy, Exfoliating, Smooth
Size: Height: 22 - 30m/Spread: 15 - 25m
Habit: Irregular, Open, Spreading
Form: Columnar, Round
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness zone(USDA): 6
Landscape use: Shade tree, Specimen plant, Street/boulevard tree
Notes: Perennial, *A spherical cluster of achenes can be considered a multiple fruit in that the whole structure falls off as a single unit, but note that the individual achenes never fuse into a single mass(like a pineapple)
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