Leaves – deciduous, simple, 3-5 shallow lobes, sinuses and margins are serrated, petioles are enlarged at base to enclose bud, stipules are leaflike. Twigs – leaf scar surrounds bud, stipule scar ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is a massive tree that can ...

Some aspects concerning the typification of Platanus occidentalis L. (Platanaceae) are discussed. This name had been typified previously by Reveal in 2009 from a specimen kept at LINN. However, it is ...

Among winter’s dark, craggy silhouettes, one tree stands pure white against a blue sky with branches like bleached bones. Visible from a distance, the sycamore commands the dreary landscape by ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A scan of stream and river banks in this part of the ...

When healthy, there are few trees more dramatically beautiful than our American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). It is large-growing, majestic in structure, has dramatic foliage, and in the winter ...

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Trying to make your backyard feel more secluded? You could install a privacy fence, but that won't address a lack of foliage. If you want to make your yard feel like ...