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Sycamore tree

Platanus occidentalis

Photo by dan
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Field Notes

Description:

Sycamore tree.

Habitat:

urban, San Francisco, outside city hall

Notes:

Sycamore trees like this can be found all over this otherwise beautiful city. Most, like this one, have been brutally pruned.

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Platanus occidentalis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
keithp2012
That is horrible how bad they pruned it.
dan
This is a sycamore tree, Platanus occidentalis.

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2011

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