Plane Tree

Platanus acerifolia
Platanaceae
browning

Browning of the leaves:

Larger brown spots (necrosis) along the veins of the leaves. Treatment is not necessary.

Diseases Plane Tree

 



moth

Plane tree Miner moth (Phyllonorycter platani):

Browning within the veins from the mines underneath the leaf, which are caused by the larva of the miner moth. Treatment is not yet possible. In any case, foliage should be removed.
cancer

Canker (Nectria galligena):

Fungi that leads to the breaking off of bark. Affected twigs and branches should be removed and burned. If the trunk is affected, then an expert should be called to remove canker.

 

 

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Classification Plane Tree

Height: up to 30 m

Leave: 3 - 5 lobed, 12 - 25 cm

Bloom: March - April, inconspicuous

Fruit: nutlike

Branches: greenish to reddish brown

Bark: gray - brown, scaly

Root: deep roots - heart-shaped roots

Location: sun

Soil: sandy to loamy

ph-value: neutral to very basic

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