What are the varieties of sycamore in France? What's the market price? Is French sycamore a sycamore?

In late autumn, roadside trees begin to shed their leaves one after another. there is a kind of tree whose leaves look like a fat palm and its bark peels off one by one. This kind of tree is today's "protagonist"-French sycamore. French sycamore, also known as Platanus przewalskii, is a large deciduous tree of the genus Platanus, with a height of up to 30 meters. It has always been a world-famous fine shade tree and street tree, known as the king of street trees. For some old cities, the French sycamore is the memory of the city. So what are the varieties of sycamore in France? What's the market price? Is French sycamore a sycamore? Let's take a look at them one by one.

The market price of sycamore in France

In Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, the price of French sycamore with a height of less than 0.5 meters is 4.88 yuan per tree; in Xingtai City, Hebei Province, the price of fast-growing sycamore with a diameter of 4 centimeters and a height of 0.5 meters is 500 yuan per tree; the price of fast-growing sycamore with a diameter of 6 centimeters and a height of 0.5 meters in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Prefecture is 150 yuan per tree; and the price of French sycamore with a diameter of 8 centimeters and a height of 2.5 meters in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province is 300 yuan. The price of French sycamore with a diameter of 8 cm and a height of 2.5 cm in Handan City, Hebei Province is 120 yuan per tree (the above price data are for reference only).

Varieties of French sycamore

French sycamore belongs to a large family of Platanus trees, and there are three common varieties in China, namely, one, two and three balls, also commonly known as American, British and French sycamore.

Platanus acerifolia is native to North America and has been widely introduced in the north and middle of China. Platanus acerifolia likes warm climate and has a certain degree of cold resistance. at the same time, it has a strong ability to adapt to the soil and is resistant to both drought and moisture. Moreover, Platanus mandshurica has strong smoke resistance and strong resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine.

Two-ball Platanus przewalskii is the offspring of the hybrid between one-ball Platanus and three-ball Platanus, which is commonly known as Fatong. The two-ball Platanus orientalis is tall and deciduous. And every year on the trunk will fall off last year's old skin, grow new skin, in the leaves turn yellow at the same time will also receive globular fruit.

Platanus przewalskii, native to the Balkans and Central Asia, was a common courtyard tree in ancient Greece. Sanqiu Platanus is the parent of two-ball Platanus trees, up to 30 meters high, is a world-famous fine shade tree and street tree, known as the "king of street trees".

Is French sycamore a sycamore?

In fact, the so-called French sycamore has always referred to two-ball Platanus, which was first introduced from France and cultivated in the French concession in Shanghai, so it was named "French Indus". However, the botanical scholars in the period of the Republic of China mistakenly identified two-ball Platanus as three-ball Platanus. Because its leaves are like sycamore and are often mistaken for sycamore, French sycamore is not sycamore, but Platanus, and it is not produced in France.

The above introduction about French sycamore. Generally speaking, French sycamore is used to plant street trees in most areas of our country, so as to have the effect of street greening. But the French sycamore is not a sycamore, but today it is followed by others. Now many people will regard it as a sycamore. It can be said that the French sycamore is the memory of the city.

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