Oriental Planetree (Platanus orientalis)

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Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	100 feet
Plant Spread:	100 feet
Leaves:	Good fall color Unusual foliage color
Suitable Locations:	Street Tree Xeriscapic
Uses:	Guardian plant Shade Tree
Resistances:	Tolerates dry shade Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant
Pollinators:	Wind
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil Monoecious

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Aug 11, 2018 7:16 PM concerning plant:

The Oriental Planetree is native to southeast Europe and western Asia. ("Oriental" used to refer to western Asia rather than eastern Asia when botany began.) It differs from the American Sycamore by having much deeper lobes of the leaves and the buttonball fruits hang in groups of 3 to 6, rather than just singly. The Oriental species is not as cold hardy as the American, only good to about USDA Zone 6b. There are a few at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, PA. Otherwise, I have never seen this species in the USA.

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Platanus Oriental Planetree (Platanus orientalis)