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30+ London Plane Tree Seeds

(Platanus orientalis)

In fully labelled zip lock bag (see photos)

HOW TO GROW

LONDON PLANE TREES

Step 1

Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours, 

then drain and mix with dry sand to 

separate and make sowing easier. 

Use a good quality potting or seedling mix 

and pat nice and flat into pot or seedling tray.

London Plane seeds MUST have light 

and humidity to germinate, so seeds must 

be sown on top of soil.

Water generously and then cover with 

plastic wrap, glass or keep in a greenhouse 

where humidity is high.  Remember, these 

seeds need light to germinate so keep 

in a bright position out of direct sunlight.

Seeds should germinate

after 2-3 weeks.  

Step 2

Once sprouted, open plastic wrap a little or 

expose an area under the glass to allow air

circulation and prepare seedlings for 

more realistic conditions. 

In a pot, leave until at least 30cm 

(or 2-3 years old) before transplanting 

to their permanent position.

Step 4

It is best to transplant to final position 

in spring or autumn. Once established, will 

survive cold and not require much watering.

Plane Trees can take between

7-10 years to fully mature.

FAQS ABOUT

LONDON PLANE TREES

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Platanus x acerifolia

FULL SIZE

Height: up to 30 metres (98 feet)

Width: up to 7 metres (25 feet)

BONSAI

Maybe

PREPARATION

Ready to Sow

GERMINATION

2-3 weeks  

START

Pot or Ground

SOIL

Garden Soil

MATURITY

7-10 years

INDOORS

Only if Bonsai

FACTS ABOUT

LONDON PLANE TREES

The London or English Plane

Tree is one of 50 Great British

Trees that The Tree Council

selected in 2002 in honour of

Queen Elizabeth II's Golden

Jubilee.

London Plane Trees are a

hybrid of two other sycamore

species; Platanus occidentalis

(American sycamore) and Platanus

orientalis (Oriental plane).

Platanus × acerifolia was first

formally described by Scottish

botanist William Aiton in 1789.

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