berkleaf

London Plane Tree

Platanus x acerifolia

# of London Plane Trees at UC Berkeley: 233

Average Mature Height: 70-100 ft

Leaf Persistence: Deciduous

Leaf Shape: Palmate, Serrate

General Information

A tree with light brown outer bark and creamy-white inner bark. Leaves are 5 to 8 inches wide, with 3 to 5 deep lobes. Fruits are bristly and found in groups of 1 to 3, around 1 inch in diameter. This tree is a hybrid of the American Sycamore and Oriental Plane Tree and has no formal range.