Platanus orientalis — Oriental Plane

An infrequent early introduction from the Near East.

Mature trees are squatter and broader than London Plane. The leaves are more deeply-lobed than those of London Plane, and the foliage has a much more feathery look. The fruit is smaller and in larger numbers per string than in most forms of London Plane.

‘Cuneata’ seems to be a common cultivar differing only in a tapered (cuneate) leaf base.

‘Digitata’ has leaves with narrow finger-like lobes.

For similar trees see: Planes

 
 

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