Strange bark
Weird seed ball
Sycamore, largest deciduous tree in TX and USA, can get to 170 ft tall and 10-12 ft diameter.
- Distinctive flaky bark
- Very large leaves
- Unusual seed ball
- AKA Buttonball, Water Beech
- Lifespan 200-250 years
Primarily a bottomland tree, Sycamore trail and Barred Owl Trail along river bank Platanus occidentalis provide food for a variety of animals, including bees, pollinators, caterpillars, birds, and insects. leaves are eaten by caterpillars of a number of moths, seeds eaten by birds, such as greenfinch and goldfinch./ Other creatures live inside hollow trees such as Pileated Woodpeckers, Barred Owls, Great Crested Flycatchers, Chimney Swifts, and Raccoons. single, fully grown sycamore tree can transform 26 pounds of carbon dioxide into life-giving oxygen every year. Large trees remove 60 to 70 times more pollution than small trees.
Large leaves