Oriental plane
Oriental planePlatanus orientalis
Pl@ntNet fairly sure41%It’s cool and it’s sits outside a lovely boozer called the approach tavern.
Found by Nick · Aug 27 · Bethnal Green, Greater London
Nobody has been to see this one yet.
Where it is
Show on the mapBethnal Green, Greater London
DirectionsThe same tree, later
Come back in a few months and add another photo. The two will show up here side by side, which is the most interesting thing a tree does.
The story so far
August 27
1 photo from Nick
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What is it?
Oriental plane
Identified by Pl@ntNet, which was fairly confident.
Pl@ntNet also thought it might be
- American sycamorePlatanus occidentalis
- London planetreePlatanus × hispanica
- Tulip poplarLiriodendron tulipifera
About Oriental plane
Platanus orientalis, the Oriental plane, or chinar, is a large, deciduous tree in the family Platanaceae, native from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran. It typically grows along rivers, streams and springs, and has broad spreading crown, exfoliating bark, deeply lobed leaves and pendent infructescences bearing spherical fruting heads. It can grow to 30 m (98 ft) or more, and in autumn, its deep green leaves may change to blood red, amber, and yellow. Long cultivated for shade and ornament, and extensive planting since antiquity has made precise limits of its original range difficult to determine.
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