Description
London Plane Platanus x acerifolia
Height:
20 metres at maturity
Width:
15 metres at maturity (broadly spreading)
Growth Rate:
Rapid rate, Irregular and spreading with age
Growth Habit:
Deciduous. Upright Oval Shaped in youth to Pyramidal Shaped in maturity.
Foliage:
London Plane Platanus x acerifolia has large green leaves shaped similar to a Maple Leaves changing to golds and browns before falling in autumn .
Floral:
Flowers appear as small balls on long stems in spring Maturing to produce the ‘pom-pom’ seed heads dispersed by the wind
Preferred growing conditions:
Full sun.
Very tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions
Plant in a well-drained and well worked soil
Prune to shape if necessary
Landscape Use:
An excellent shade tree for street and park planting London Plane is the ideal tree for urban locations It is tolerant of pollution, soil compaction, drought and heavy pruning
* All dimensions are indicative
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