Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)

American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Height, Spread: 75-100 ft for both Water/Soil: Moist-occasionally wet, well-drained Light: Full sun Bloom: Spring, insignificant yellow or green flowers Native Range: Central and Eastern USA Qualities: Wildlife resource, NC Native, Host plant Notes: Deciduous tree commonly found in riparian areas and drier swamps statewide in NC. Songbirds enjoy eating the seeds and it is a host plant for the Sycamore Tussock moth (Halysidota harrisii) and the Drab Prominent moth (Misogada). The wood is hard and fairly strong. Indigenous peoples used it to make canoes. Best planted in large woodland garden or as a specimen tree.