DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS
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London plane
Platanus acerifolia
The most characteristic feature of the planes is its bark peeling off in patches and forming multi-coloured stains on the trunk or branches. The fruits of the plane consist of tiny spindle-like nuts gathered in spherical heads, which at the end of winter break apart forming a layer of brown down under the tree. It is one of the most wide-spreading trees in the world; it is this often planted in the form of a solitaire, a tree that grows alone.