FILLETEXT(trees)
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Platanaceae
Genus: Platanus
American sycamore is a massive tree and can attain the largest trunk diameter of any of the Eastern U.S. hardwoods. The native sycamore has a grand branch display and its bark is unique among all trees... More »
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Platanus occidentalis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis ) — also called American plane , Occidental plane and Buttonwood — is a common and familiar species native to North America. It is usually calle...
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Read a lovingly documented photo essay on the American Sycamore Tree, see large format photos detailing the trees, leaves and bark. ... American Sycamore Tree - Platanus occidentalis ; Platanaceae -- Sycamore family; Also called Western Planetree, American planetree, buttonwood, American sycamore, and buttonball-tree...
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» Trees » Sycamore Tree (Acer pseudo-platanus) ... The branches lessen regularly towards the top of the tree, so that standing alone in a park the Sycamore presents a regular, rounded crown. The bark and leaf-stalks of the young shoots are often of a clear blood-red tint, which in early spring is well contrasted with...
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Sycamore is an introduced deciduous tree, with a stout trunk. It grows up to 35 m in height and has a massive, rounded outline and dense foliage. The grey bark is fissured and turns pinkish-brown with age. It was originally planted but is now widely naturalized from seed in woods, plantations and hedgerows.
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One of my favorite trees is the sycamore, and in my woods, sycamores can only be found growing along the little stream that meanders through there. ... The American Sycamore tree, Planatus occidentalis, is native to the United States, Mexico and Central America. Sycamores grow from southern Maine, west to Kansas and...
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Also Egyptian Pharaohs planted sant tree, sycamore, lotus fruits and willow. At the time of the Crusades, Egypt had paid more attention to cultivating wood trees, to build marine fleet. There were 20,000 feddans of trees cultivated on both sides of Nile from Gerga to Aswan.
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SYCAMORE TREE (Platanus occidentalis L.) Also called American Planetree and Buttonbush. Platanus is the classical Greek word for "broad" which describes the leaves, and Platanus is also Latin for "maple leaf", which refers to the resemblance of the leaves to those of maples.
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