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May142011
Sycamore
15-18 ft. tall
to 90 ft. tall x 70 ft. wide
80 ft. apart
Full sun
Broad, rounded, upright deciduous tree
Green to gold-brown...bark is showy all year especially during winter
Shade or street tree
Produces male and female flowers which develop into fruit that looks like a wooden ball.
Green, three lobes, up to 15 inches across
Fast growing. Distinctive white bark that flakes off in large, irregular, thin pieces with age. Massive trunk and wide-spreading open crown with crooked branches. Likes sandy, clay, loamy soil.
Danny Paul