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Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Description

Large tree can exceed 80 feet in height and 3 feet in diameter, with a stout trunk and large, spreading limbs that create an oval or round, spreading crown. Common with willows and cottonwoods in wet soil along stream and lake banks and in flood plain forests. Widespread with other hardwoods on wet sites.

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    $1.00

  • SKU: 7
  • Type: Hardwood
  • Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Moisture Zones: Central, Eastern
  • Soil Type: Clay, Wet
  • Windbreak: Fair
  • Erosion Control: Good
  • Wildlife: Fair
  • Product Type: Bare-Root Seedlings

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USDA Hardiness Zones

The primary guide to determine plant hardiness is the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides the United States into ten zones based on average minimum temperatures. Each zone is then subdivided into A and B sections. A plant is said to be hardy if it can tolerate the lowest average winter temperature that occurs in a zone. Hardiness is affected by duration and intensity of sunlight; amount and timing of rainfall; length and severity of summer drought; soil characteristics; slope; frost occurrence; humidity; and cultural practices.

For more information or questions contact your nearest forester for advice.