General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 82 feet (25 meters)
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Other: 7-8 inch clusters consisting of 4 sided achenes with basal tufts of long hairs.
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Male flowers are small green 'marbles'. Female flowers are spiky green balls
Flower Color: Green
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Erosion control
Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Arizona Sycamore
  • Falso Alamo
  • Sicomoro de Arizona

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Location: Camp Verde, AZ
Date: 2018-01-27
Location: Camp Verde, AZ
Date: 2018-01-27
Location: Oak Creek, Sedona, AZ
Date: 2006-03-26
Surface roots of a mature Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii).
Location:  Montezuma Castle National Monument Arizona
Date: July 2007
Location:  Montezuma Castle National Monument Arizona
Date: July 2007
Location:  Montezuma Castle National Monument Arizona
Date: July 2007
Location: Oak Creek, Sedona, AZ
Date: 2006-03-26
This species does well in the riparian habitat of Oak Creek, Sedo
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