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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]
The London plane, or sometimes hybrid plane, Platanus × hispanica, [2] is a tree in the genus Platanus. It is often known by the synonym Platanus × acerifolia, a later name. It is a hybrid of Platanus orientalis (oriental plane) and Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).
A formerly used name that is now rare is plantain tree (not to be confused with other, unrelated, species with the name). [2] Some North American species are called sycamores (especially Platanus occidentalis ), [ 3 ] although the term is also used for several unrelated species of trees .
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The tree at Sycamore Gap, Northumberland, taken (clockwise from top left) in daylight, with noctilucent clouds, the Milky Way and the Northern Lights (Owen Humphreys/PA) A clear night under the ...
ICYMI: The Sycamore Gap Tree in pictures as nature lovers ‘shocked and saddened’ by felling. Tuesday 3 October 2023 22:01, Matt Mathers. A tourist attraction, a film location and a symbol of ...
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The Sycamore Gap Tree in pictures. Monday 2 October 2023 22:16, Andy Gregory. A tourist attraction, a film location and a symbol of hope - the felled Sycamore Gap tree was many things to many people.