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Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Sycamores often grow in wet soil, and would be found by a river bank or lake. They are easily identifiable by the smooth, whitish, and peeling bark. The base of the trunk is larger and has dark brown scaly ridges. Fruit is a 1 inch diameter ball, that is usually brown or green and has hair tufts. (These fruits mature in autumn.) Paired drooping flowers in spring.
Leaves:
Leaves have 3-5 broad short pointed lobe, they are wider than they are long. They are green-yellow leaves with a lighter underside.
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