Platanus x acerifolia

London Plane Tree at Greenway, ACT

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Identification history

	Platanus x acerifolia	23 May 2015	MichaelMulvaney
	Platanus x acerifolia	17 May 2015	galah681

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3 comments

galah681 wrote:

18 May 2015

Possibly another remnant planting from pre Nature Reserve times

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 May 2015

Two types of Plane trees have mainly been planted in Canberra. Plantanus Xacerifolia which has shallowly lobed leaves and spotted smooth trunk bases. It is a hybrid between American Plane Tree and the Oriental Plane Tree P. orientalis. The Oriental Plane Tree is the other commonly planted plane tree in Canberra it has deeply dissected leaves and a rough-barked lower trunk.

galah681 wrote:

24 May 2015

I know the 2 different types and their differences. There is a forest of Platanus orientalis at the arboretum and most of the suburban shopping car parks seem to have the London plane. The 2 types are planted side by side at the ANU on the Lindsay Prior walk, so useful for comparison.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.063053 -35.428199
Altitude 598.1m
Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
Places Greenway, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
15 May 2015 11:41 AM Recorded on
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Plants Other Trees galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Platanus x acerifolia Scientific name
London Plane Tree Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
455.3m to 598.1m Recorded at altitude
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