Plane trees in London

These pages describe plane trees (Platanus), as grown in London.

Introduction; Botany; Usage; Cultivation; Identification

Distinct recognised plane tree forms found in London -

• Platanus x acerifolia - London plane tree
• Platanus x acerifolia 'Augustine Henry'
• Platanus x acerifolia 'Liberty'
• Platanus x acerifolia 'London' - London plane tree (a long established clone)
• Platanus x acerifolia 'Pyramidalis'
• Platanus x acerifolia 'Suttneri' - variegated London plane
• Platanus x acerifolia 'Westminster'
• Platanus occidentalis - American plane, Occidental plane, sycamore
• Platanus orientalis - Oriental plane, Eastern plane, chenar
• Platanus orientalis 'Digitata'
• Platanus orientalis 'Hackney'
• Platanus orientalis insularis - Cyprus plane
• Platanus orientalis 'Minaret'

Other species, clones and names - including 'Cuneata', 'Mirkovec', 'Tremonia', P. racemosa, P. wrightii, P. kerrii

Variants and clones of plane tree that have not been identified with one of the names above.

Grotesque and unusual forms Some trees with unusually shaped trunks.

Photographs of timber, and of fossils .

References and external links

On the clones of plane tree previously named 'Palmata'.