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London planetree

London planetreePlatanus × hispanica

Pl@ntNet fairly sure52%

Lovely row of big old chunky trees with their branches overhanging the Thames

Found by Tom · 6 h ago · London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London

Nobody has been to see this one yet.

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London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London

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The 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

  1. September 8

    4 photos from Tom

What is it?

London planetree

Identified by Pl@ntNet, which was fairly confident.

Pl@ntNet also thought it might be

  • Oriental planePlatanus orientalis
  • American sycamorePlatanus occidentalis
  • Sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus

About London planetree

The London plane, or sometimes hybrid plane, Platanus × hispanica, is a tree in the genus Platanus. It is often known by the synonym Platanus × acerifolia, a later name. It is a hybrid of Platanus orientalis and Platanus occidentalis.

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This tree started as a record in the Greater London Authority tree survey. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Where the data comes from.

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