BOTANICAL NAME:   Platanus Mexicana

PRONUNCIATION:  PLAT-anus  MEX- i-cana

EXPOSURE:  Full sun partial shade  

HEIGHT:   60 feet

SPREAD:  40 feet

NATURAL HABITAT AND PREFERRED SITE -pyramidal growth habit, fast growing to a height of 60'-100' tall. 

IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION:  Leaves are broad about 8 inches across, with the margin having numerous teeth and slightly lobed.  The foliage is a medium green on the supper surface and white on the underside.  Foliage changes to yellow or orange if weather cooperates.

FLOWERS AND FRUIT: Flowers are inconspicuous followed by rounded, bristly fruit on long stalks. 

BARK:     Often are multi-trunked bearing smooth, mottled gray bark.

CULTURE:  Has spectacular silver-white undersides to the leaves & the foliage stays an attractive green into December. Then it loses all of its large leaves.  Not good near a pool.