Platanus x Hispanica; the 'London Plane'

The London plane is thought to of been a hybrid between western plane and eastern plane, people are unsure if this hybridization was natural or came from the shores of Spain.

The London plane as been found to be very resilient to city living and due to this accounts to 50% of all planted trees in London. All trees ‘breath’ through there bark the London planes bark collects the pollutants and leaving the trunk clean and pollutant tree.

The London plane also able to be resistant to drought, can cope with regular pruning and capable to withstand in compact soils, these are all common problems in urban planting and inner city living.

The tree can grow up to 20-35 meters with palmately lobed leaves with the leaf blades at around 10-20 cm long. The fruit of the trees is a small dense cluster of achnese which get dispersed using wind over the winter.

The tree can grow up to 20-35 meters with palmately lobed leaves with the leaf blades at around 10-20 cm long. The fruit of the trees is a small dense cluster of achnese which get dispersed using wind over the winter.

This tree was found in All Saints Park and was in a very small tree bed for a tree of this size and was alsoe engulfed by