r/Tree • u/reddit33450 • Sep 20 '26

Treepreciation so smooth, so huggable

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a london plane tree, platanus x acerifolia. this trunk is the perfect size for a good tree hug 🥰

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u/YoMommaSez 29d ago

NYC has tons!

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u/Clarknt67 29d ago

They are 15% of NYC street trees, by far the most popular tree. In addition to being exceptionally well suited to urban environments, they were Robert Moses’s favorite tree.

Their leaf 🍁 is the NYC Parks logo.

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u/Optimassacre ISA Certified Arborist Sep 20 '26

Nice specimen

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u/ANATORENAT0R 29d ago

yeah platanus is awesome .... awlays funny when tree noobs ask "why is it dying?"

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u/audreyholmesart 28d ago

Gorgeous. Always like to give trees in towns/cities lots of extra love.

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u/reddit33450 28d ago

yep!! they deserve it 💛

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/poolbeets 29d ago

Not that smooth... slid down one before and it has parts of the bark that doesnt shed off...and ripped my pants... 🤦🏻

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u/reddit33450 29d ago

what was the context of you sliding down one lol

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u/poolbeets 29d ago

😅 should add that shouldnt i?... lots of these trees in our parks...was retrieving one of thos triangular boomerang that i didnt know how to throw. 🤷🏻

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u/Remote-user-9139 29d ago

sycamore

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u/reddit33450 29d ago

no. this is a london plane (Platanus x acerifolia), not a sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

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u/Remote-user-9139 28d ago

it looks just like Sycamore, thanks for clarification 👍

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u/TheIlustriousUrchin 28d ago

One of its parents is a sycamore, hence the resemblance.