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Sycamore |
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Acer pseudoplatanus |
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Carl Farmer |
Common in woods and scrubby areas. Seedlings common anywhere in vicinity of garden specimens. Tree up to 30 m tall. Flower panicle 5-20 cm long. Skye ID: Tree with large leaves (over 7 cm long) cut to about halfway into 5 irregularly toothed lobes. Other features: Flowers yellowish in a hanging panicle, the female ones becoming the well-known winged fruits which flutter through the air when they fall. |
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| Flower panicle |
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Carl Farmer |
| Fruits |
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Carl Farmer |
| Young leaves |