What is Platanus?

Platanus is a family of trees. The characteristics of the genus are clusters of small flowers that retreat fruits in the shape of a ball that contain tree seeds. Mature cracks and bark flakes, giving the tree an irregular look. The genus includes American Sycamore, London's London and less common varieties such as Oaxaca, Kerra's plane, Arizona Sycamore and Chiapas.

Members of the family Platanus are original in the northern hemisphere and are known as Sycamores or Planets. Some, like the London Planetree, have spread around the world and well outside their native range. Members Platanus are hardy trees, they are largely illness and pest resistant, and when they are found in close proximity to each other, it is known that members of the cross and create new species; This is how the London Planetree was created at the transition between the American Sycamore and the Oriental Planetree. A fossil record suggests that these ancient trees exist for about 115 million years and representatives areStill widespread. California Sycamore is located in the Western United States, while Kerra's plane is common throughout Laos and Vietnam. Trees belonging to the Platanus are known as a well -adapted number of different conditions and environment.

One of the largest and most distinctive trees Platanus in North America, American Sycamore, has long, alternating leaves and mature trees develop a gray, green and white bottle bark characteristics of the genus. In the autumn months, flowers are receded with round fruit clusters that remain on the tree during the winter, but the macdy will drop. It is such a chaotic tree that it is best suited for parks and other large areas. Extremely tolerant with different soils and able to withstand pollution and harsh urban conditions is also commonly used in cities and along the streets.

London Planetree, Hybridized Tree created from American Sycamore and Oriental Planetree, wasfirst found in London in the 18th century. It has not been found to grow in the wild, cultivating around the world. She has an irregular white, gray, brown and green bark similar to her parents of the American sycamore, although the fruits that develop a form with only two on one stem. Several cultivars have been created to be more diseases and pests resistant to pests than the original, including Bloodgood, Freedom and Colombia. Extremely durable tree can tolerate the winter minimum down to -40 ° F (-37.3 ° C).