London Plane Tree

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Urban Tree Collection

Source of plant

Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Lake County Nursery Inc.

Description

Tree with cream, olive, and light brown bark. Pyramidal in habit in youth, developing with age a large, open, wide spreading outline with massive branches. Leaves remotely 5-lobed, fruits 1 to 2 with less than 1/3" between the fuits, resistant to anthracnose and powdery mildew, readily comparmentalizes against decay organisms; tremendous growth at Milliken Arboretum with 6-year old trees 20 to 24' high and 12-14' wide with a 6" dbh. Bark does not exfoliate as early as 'Yarwood'.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

bark, notable texture, disease resistance