Oriental Plane Seed

Platanus orientalis

£3.50 inc. VAT

The Oriental Plane is a large deciduous tree with peeling bark. Young leaves are hairy, but smooth when older, deeply lobed and casts quite a deep shade. The autumn colour is pale bronze-purple. Round finely spined fruit that hang on into winter, look like mini hedgehogs. It is one of the parents of the London Plane. In southern Europe it is a common street tree.

Earn up to 4 Points.

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Description

Platanus orientalis

Common Name: Oriental Plane

Native: Asia, S.E. Europe, India

Provenance: USA

Size and Spread(10yrs): 15m x 3.5m

Treatment required: Moist pre-chill at 2degC for 2mths

Seed/kg: 243,700

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Neutral to slightly acid, damp, not chalk.

Planting instructions: Prefers damp conditions and warm summers. Pollution tolerant.

Mature Height: 30m in good conditions,

smaller when grown in poorer conditions


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Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Size

5gm packet(approx1000seed)

Genus

Platanus

Family

Platanaceae

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

deciduous

Interest

bark, foliage