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The Sycamore

Tree in the Sycamore Family - Platanaceae

By Steve Nix, About.com

Sycamore

Sycamore

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Platanaceae - Watson/Dallwitz

Description of Sycamore

Leaves: alternate , simple , long-stalked, palmately lobed .

Bark: smooth, whitish and mottled; peeling off.

Fruit: nutlets crowded in ball.

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