Platanus

Family: Platanus family Platanus

Scientific name: Platanus orientalis L.

Shape: 20-30m high, The crown is broad and bell-shaped; the dry bark is gray-brown to off-white, peeling off in thin sheets. Young branches and leaves are densely covered with brown star-like hairs. The leaves are palmately lobed with 5-7 lobes, with deep lobes reaching the middle. The lobes are longer than wide, and the leaf base is broad

Wedge-shaped or truncate, with toothed edges and palmate veins; the stipules are round-collar-shaped. Inflorescences are capitate, yellow-green. Many nuts have spherical leaves with 3-6 balls in a cluster. The persistent style is long and bristle-like, and the fruit stalk is long and drooping.

Distribution: native to Europe; also distributed in India and Asia Minor

Habits: particularly adaptable to urban environments, with strong ability to absorb harmful gases, resist smoke and dust, and isolate noise< /p>

Ability, drought tolerance, rapid growth

Reproduction: Flowering period is from April to May; fruit matures from September to October.

Usage: It is a world-famous excellent shade tree and street tree. It is highly adaptable and resistant to pruning and shaping. It is an excellent street tree species.

It is widely used in urban greening. It is planted alone on lawns or open fields in gardens, and planted on both sides of corridors.

It is particularly majestic, and because it is highly resistant to a variety of toxic gases and can absorb harmful gases, it is quite suitable as a greening for neighborhoods, factories and mines.

The fruit can be used as medicine