Description
Platanus x hispanica is one of the most popular trees for planting in urban enviroments.
Being planted extensively across London due to its tolerance of air pollution and pruning.
It is believed to have had significant input into clearing up the smog laden air from the industrial revolution.
This tough tree has large leaves which are palmate and deeply lobed, and very similar to the Norway Maple, starting green in the spring and turning into a golden brown in the autumn.