Is spring late where you live? Take a walk in the woods and see what you can find to record
sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus
- Magnificent domed canopy
- Up to 35m high
- Smooth grey-brown bark when young becoming scaly and flaky with maturity
- Stout twigs with fat, green buds
- Leaves are large, maple-leaf shape, with five pointed lobes
- Flowers hang in long, spiky clusters
Autumn colours not as spectacular as field maple
The paired, winged fruit (keys) are green tinged with red and ripen to brown
Where found
One of our commonest and most widespread trees, found almost everywhere
When to look for
- Flowers and leaves appear from April-May
- Leaves drop in November
Did you know?
The sycamore tree is not native to the British Isles - it came from central and south-east Europe