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Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, [2] occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, [3] is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, [4] [5] and extreme southern Quebec. [6]
Platanus occidentalis, the American sycamore; Platanus racemosa, the California sycamore or western sycamore; Platanus wrightii, the Arizona sycamore; Platanus mexicana, the Mexican sycamore; In Australia, there are numerous trees which have the common name "sycamore": Litsea reticulata or Cryptocarya glaucescens (silver sycamore)
The Webster Sycamore (alternatively known as the Webster Springs Sycamore and the Big Sycamore Tree) was an American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Long recognized for its size, the Webster Sycamore was the largest living American sycamore tree in West Virginia until its felling in 2010.
The Buttonball Tree is an exceptionally large American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) located in Sunderland, Massachusetts. Though the nickname "buttonball" has been used for all like trees, this tree retained the name, mainly because of its pure size and popularity.
Some North American species are called sycamores (especially Platanus occidentalis), [3] although the term is also used for several unrelated species of trees. The genus name Platanus comes from Ancient Greek πλάτανος , which referred to Platanus orientalis .
Pinchot Sycamore (May 2015) The Pinchot Sycamore is a large American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in Simsbury, Connecticut.It is the largest tree in Connecticut. When measured by the Connecticut Botanical Society in 2016, the Pinchot Sycamore's trunk was over 28 feet (8.5 m) around and 100 feet (30 m) tall, with an average canopy diameter of 121 feet (37 m).
American sycamore Platanaceae (plane family) 731 Platanus orientalis: Oriental plane Platanaceae (plane family) Platanus racemosa: California sycamore Platanaceae (plane family) 730 Platanus wrightii: Arizona sycamore Platanaceae (plane family) 732 Poaceae: grass family; Dendrocalamus: giant clumping bamboos; Dendrocalamus asper: giant bamboo ...
American elm (Ulmus americana) Pickaway County, Ohio, US One of the largest American elm trees recorded at 65-foot-tall (20 m) with a trunk circumference of 24 feet (7.3 m) and a crown spread of 180 feet (55 m). Weakened by Dutch elm disease, the tree died from storm damage in 1964. Mark Twain Tree: Sequoiadendron giganteum: Converse Basin ...