Common name: gewone plataan (NL), gewoane plataan (Fryske), London Plane (EN)

Native range: North America (not found in the wild)

Pollination: wind

Seed dspersal: wind

Conservation: Not assessed

The gewone plataan is a hybrid between the Platanus orientalis and the Platanus occidentalis that is not found in natural forests. It has a very colorful trunk full of patches of different shades of green and brown. The tree flowers in April and the seeds ripen in september.

USES:

• Ornamental

The bark…

The leaves and some fruits

References and more information at:

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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