Since I'm sure you aren't interested in seeing or hearing about the paperwork, phone calls, emails, and minor repairs that filled my day, I'll share this photo with you instead.
The sycamore, Plantanus occidentalis, has always been a favorite of mine. I wrote a poem about it when I was 8, as a matter of fact. The leaves are beautiful, the seeds are fun, and the bark is compelling, even when wet ;)
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Here in Brooklyn we have lots of similar trees, the London Planes, Platanus x hispanica, that were planted as street trees in the 40's or earlier. I've heard them described as piebald. Yes, piebald and so much more.
amarilla,
I traveled to NYC one time and was delighted to see trees that reminded me so much of our sycamores. It wasn't until after my trip that I learned they were indeed in the same genus.
In these parts I've heard the bark described as "camouflaged."
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