Other common names
American sycamore, buttonwood, water beech, western plane
Trees
A large, vigorous, broadly columnar tree, to 25m, with flaking brown, grey and cream bark and bright green, sycamore-like leaves with three or five, pointed lobes. Inconspicuous flowers are followed by spherical seed clusters, hanging in ones or twos on long stems, green at first then brown, and persisting into winter
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres
Max Spread
4-8 metres