| Description | A London Plant Tree (Plantanus x acerfolia) has variegated, maple-like leaves and creamy-white, exfoliating bark. |
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| Pronunciation | (PLAT-uh-nus)(a-ser-ih-FOLE-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | aveage |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | A monoecious tree flowers are not showy. The fruit is a syncarp. |
| Fruit | The fruit is a syncarp. |
| Leaves | Alternate simple leaves, 3-5 large lobes, triangular in shape, variable white variegation, with variegation more pronounced in the older leaves; not all leaves will be variegated; has palmate or trinerved venation. |
| Stems | The trunk has chalky white exfoliating bark. |
| Dimensions | Reported to reach 50 feet with an upright, with a broad, semi-open crown. |
| Cultivar Origin | Cultivated prior to 1896 in Europe, introduced to the USA in 1965 by the Arnold Arboretum. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson |
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