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Acer
pseudoplatanus |
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Sycamore Maple, Planetree Maple |
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Broadly oval to
rounded |
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40-60 feet tall by 30-50 feet wide
Growth Rate: moderate |
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Yellowish-green,
monoecious, in clusters. |
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Opposite, simple, 3-6 inches long, broadly
ovate-elliptic, 5 lobed and coarsely toothed,
apex of lobes pointed, base heart-shaped veins
prominent. |
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Brown |
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Green, terminal bud ¼ inches long, lateral buds
1/16 inches wide, lateral buds on leaf scars
immediately below terminal bud. |
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Scaly, grayish to reddish-brown |
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Samara, brown, 1¼-2 inches long, in pairs joined
with wings at a
narrow angle. |
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- 'Leopoldii' - yellow and pink
variegated leaves
- 'Atropurpureum' -
leaves that are dark green above and purple below.
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  Tolerance
of salt spray, wind and dry soils are the main positive
features of the sycamore maple. However, dead wood is
present on old trees because of canker and seedlings
can be a weed problem. |
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