Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Platanus occidentalis

sycamore, American planetree
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

sycamore, American planetree

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Platanus occidentalis

Familia:

Platanaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

70-150 ft tall by and up to 100 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms spring (inconspicuous). Fruits ripen late summer. Bark is very white late fall through winter. Life span - 75+ years.

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color, Interesting Bark

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Frequently used as a yard tree or as a shade tree in parks. Best used where its large size won't overwhelm the surroundings.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Hábitats nativos:

Stream banks, in floodplains and bottomlands.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

It's paint-chip white and brown-green bark provides winter interest.



The natural range is from  north Florida into southern Canada.  This species has been planted well south of its range and is occasionally collected from places (such as the median of I-75, near old homesites,  and near mine reclaimation areas) where it likely got there due to man's activities.  It has also been widely planted in mined areas.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2026.


Gilman, Edward F., Dennis G. Watson, Ryan W. Klein, Andrew K. Koeser, Deborah R. Hilbert, and Drew C. McLean. (2019). Platanus occidentalis. Fact Sheet ENH643/ST484. ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST484 ). Accessed 2026. Department of Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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