Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

American sycamore - Platanus occidentalis

Synonyms: plane tree,

USDA Plant Code: PLOC Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - wet Height: 75-100 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: no Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: no Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: yellow/red Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Tree(s); Florida Division of Plant Industry , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); 8/21/15 Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); 8/21/15 Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); 8/21/15 Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Tree in city park, all leaves have fallen by end of November David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Tree in city park, leaves have fallen by late November David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Tree in city park in late November David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Sycamore leaves and fruit. Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Allen Bridgman, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Platanus occid.; Am. sycamore Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Platanus occid.; Am. sycamore Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Platanus occid.; Am. sycamore Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Platanus occid.; Am. sycamore Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; During periods of rapid growth, bark will shed off large areas of the trunk Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; During periods of rapid growth, bark will shed off large areas of the trunk Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); stick; bud Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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