Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, and extreme southern Quebec. It is usually called sycamore in North America, a name which can refer to other types of trees in other parts of the world. The American sycamore is a long-lived species, typically surviving at least 200 years and likely as long as 500–600 years.
Platanus occidentalis
Leaf in Fall
Close-up of the characteristic bark
Young tree
Platanus is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae.
Platanus
Bole of an aged Platanus, in Trsteno, near Dubrovnik, Croatia
Ripe plane tree fruit
The 2043–2044-year-old Platanus orientalis tree Tnjri in Nagorno-Karabakh.