PlantSale Plant care guide

London Plane

Platanus ×acerifolia · Platanaceae

A large, robust shade tree with broad maple-like leaves and striking flaking cream-and-grey camouflage bark. Famously tolerant of pollution, pruning and tough urban conditions.

At a glance

Habit: Tree
Light: Full Sun
Water: Moderate Water
Soil: Loam, Clay Soil, Well-Drained
Climate: Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 25 m H × 15 m W
Foliage: Deciduous, Autumn Colour
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Shade Tree
Feature / Specimen
Windbreak
Thornless