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London Sycamore
London Sycamore trees are easily transplanted and will do well in most soils, but prefers a deep, rich soil. It’s a very durable tree. Pyramidal in youth, it develops a spreading rounded crown with age supported by a few, very large diameter branches. The tree will reach a height of 85 feet and a spread of 70 feet. These patches range from creamy-white to olive-green. As a big tree, it also provides lots of wonderful shade in parks. It’s also tolerant of city conditions, air pollution, compacted soils, and drought. The London Sycamore tree, Platanus Acerifolia, or "Bloodgood Sycamore" is a large tree. Unlike many other fast-growing shade trees, it’s not extremely weak wooded and thus isn’t prone to a lot of limb breakage in ice and snowstorms. The bark is patchy and very attractive and may be the plants best ornamental attribute. This deciduous tree is a fast growing shade tree. Large sections of bark may be shed from the tree as it grows older. ... more info
Overcup Oak The Overcup Oak tree, Quercus lyrata, is a long-lived, very sturdy shade tree that will thrive in a wide variety of soil conditions. This oak tree is long overlooked by growers; the tree is just starting to be more popular and thus more readily available for home landscapes. An important tree in difficult urban landscaping situations with uniform branching forming a rounded shape with an open crown. The Overcup Oak has brilliant reddish or gray brown bark and displays leathery dark green leaves in summer. Fall color is a rich yellow-brown. The Overcup oak is easy to transplant and tolerates most soil conditions and partial shade to full sun. Acorns are produced annually and are relatively small, usually between 1/2 an 1 inch. The oak tree derives it's name from the acorn cap that very nearly covers the acorn. The tree can produce very prolific acorn crops but generally does not begin to produce for 15 + years. Overcup Oak trees can create wildlife habitat on land where most oak species can not survive. |
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