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Plantanus occidentalis L. Few are the rivers, lakes and streams of the eastern United States which do not have the stately, white barked American Sycamore lining the banks. The autumn color of the leave is yellow, contrasted with the chalk white bark, the tree is one of the most beautiful trees in the forest. The American Sycamore is a lowland tree, preferring waterlogged soil of floodplains to the dryer forest. It will usually be found growing with red and silver maple, box elder, willow and sweet gum. Its range occupies the entire eastern seaboard to northern Florida, west to eastern Texas, northeast to northern Illinois and east to Maine and New England. The simple leaves are shallowly lobed, the base somewhat heart shaped. The fruit is a round, tan ball composed of many closely packed seeds which separate when they fall to the ground. The seed is eaten by only a few small rodents. Birds for the most part don’t feed on the seed of American Sycamore. American Sycamore grows to be quite huge, 115 feet or more. They also grow quite fast and may live fifty years or more. Trunk diameter may reach eleven feet or more. The majestic American Sycamore with its golden yellow leaves and white bark is a glorious autumn sight in the autumn sun along American waterways. These huge trees are among the loveliest of the forest trees. |
