Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore

Variety overview

Specifications :

Origin:

Central Europe

Habit:

A splendid large tree, broadly round crown, 20-25 (40) m tall, 12-15 (20) m wide; main branches reaching upwards, twigs arching upwards
to horizontal, slightly drooping in the lower crown region; initially fast-growing, 80-130 cm, later 40 cm a year.

Flouwers:

Greenish flowers racemes after leaves shoot, May.

Fruits:

Inconspicuous fruits.

Leaves:

Five-lobed, shoots aroand two weeks later than A. platanoides, mid-May; dull, dark green, bright yellow in October.

Roots:

Deep roots, easy to transplant and grows well; sensitive to soil compaction; tolerates being covered with a loose substrate.

Demands:

Sonne bis lichter Schatten, für kühl- oder kaltfeuchte Lagen, frosthart; empfindlich gegen Hitze, Luft- und Bodentrockenheit; windresistent.

Soil:

Sun to light shade, for cool or cold and humid areas, frost hardy; sensitive to heat and drought; wind resistant.

Note:

Fresh to moist; on all substrates except poor sand, heavy loam or clay.

Hardiness:

Zone 4

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