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Platanus. Platanus (/ ˈplætənəs / PLAT-ən-əss[1]) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of Platanus are tall, reaching 30–50 m (98–164 ft) in height.
Plane tree is a genus of 10 species of large deciduous trees with scaling bark and palmately lobed leaves. Learn about the different types of plane trees, their distribution, and their characteristics from Britannica's article.
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Platanus orientalis, also known as oriental plane, is a large deciduous tree native to Eurasia. It has a long history of cultivation and use for shade, medicine, dye, timber and art.
Learn about the American sycamore, a large, fast-growing, deciduous tree with distinctive bark and edible seeds. Find out its common names, description, cultivars, uses, and landscape attributes.
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The London plane is a large deciduous tree growing 20–30 m (66–98 ft), exceptionally over 40 m (131 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 3 m (10 ft) or more in circumference. The bark is usually pale grey-green, smooth and exfoliating, or buff-brown and not exfoliating. The leaves are thick and stiff-textured, broad, palmately lobed, superficially maple-li...
The species was formed by hybridization in the 17th century after P. orientalis and P. occidentalis had been planted in proximity to one another. It is often said that the hybridization took place in Spain, but it could also have happened in Vauxhall Gardens in London where John Tradescant the Younger discovered the tree in the mid-17th century.The...
Platanus × acerifolia was first formally described in the botanical literature by the Scottish botanist William Aiton in his 1789 work Hortus Kewensis as a variety of P. orientalis. Aiton described this variety with a two-word Latin diagnosis, "foliis transversis", and called it the Spanish plane tree. In 1805, Carl Ludwig Willdenow chose to elevat...
The London plane is one of 50 Great British Trees that the Tree Council selected in 2002 in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. The list specifically mentions Britain's first London plane being in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire. The London plane is very tolerant of atmospheric pollution and root compaction, and for this reason it is a p...
'Augustine Henry'. This is a tall growing cultivar, with very large, pale green leaves. It produces a strong leader and a cylindrical trunk.'Bloodgood', This is one of the first cultivars to be selected for anthracnose resistance. It is a rounded tree with deep green leaves that turn a poor yellow in fall. The plant tolerates poor cult...'Columbia'. Resists mildew and anthracnose, this tree has deeply lobed, dark green leaves.'Liberty'. A U.S. National Arboretum introduction, this pyramidal tree grows vigorously. It shows good tolerance for mildew, anthracnose, heat and drought.Bean. Trees and Shrubs hardy in the British Isles. (8th ed., 1976)Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Harper Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.Interspecific Hybridization in Platanus. Author: Santamour, Frank S.1. Source: Forest Science, Volume 18, Number 3, 1 September 1972, pp. 236–239(4) Publisher: Society of American ForestersPlatane Magic Fader is a compact device that combines mixing and MIDI arrangement capabilities. It supports HUI, Logic Control, and CC protocols, and works with various DAWs and MIDI devices.
Le platane est un genre de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Platanaceae, comprenant une dizaine d'espèces d'arbres originaires des régions tempérées subtropicales. Le platane commun est un arbre d'alignement très répandu, qui peut vivre plusieurs siècles et avoir une écorce fissurée en écailles.
