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Age / Size: 1-0 / 18-24" · Height: 75-100 ft (23-30 m) · Spread: equally as wide as tall; trunk diameter 10 ft or more Crown shape: Large tree, wide-spreading irregular crown, distinctive exfoliating bark Light: Full sun · Soil: Not particular about soil pH or texture · Moisture: Prefers moist soils with good drainage · Zones: not stated · Growth rate: Fast-growing Flowers / fruit: Insignificant flowers in a dense cluster; fibrous fruit balls packed with seeds persist into winter Wildlife & landscape: Food for small mammals and songbirds; tolerates black walnut; hollow trunks make excellent den trees Native range: Southeastern Canada and the central and eastern United States; stream banks and bottomlands Cautions: Moderately deer-resistant. Needs a very large space, and dropped twigs and fruits can be messy. Sycamore anthracnose can severely damage foliage and cause premature leaf drop; canker, leaf spots, powdery mildew; borers, scales, Japanese beetles, spider mites. Susceptible to wind damage. Native Americans hollowed trunks for canoes and tapped the sweet sap. Source: NC State Extension



PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: All Tree Sale orders are to be picked up at Farmstead Flats (6338 Lovers Lane, Portage, MI 49002) - on April 16th, 2026 (9am-5pm) and/or April 17th, 2026 (9am-12pm)

Sycamore (American) — Platanus occidentalis

$14.00Price
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269-775-3368

5950 Portage Rd. Ste. B

Portage, MI 49002

USA

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