A little bit of London Towne: London Plane

You'll find two really big and cool London Plane trees along the north side of West Cady St., across from First St. These trees are not native to Michigan but are welcome immigrants. This variety is a hybrid, a cross between a European Maple and American Sycamore. In jolly ol' London they can reach amazing sizes. You'll notice the underbark has a butterscotch color as opposed to the American Sycamore, which has white underbark.

*Some people are highly allergic to the seed balls, so beware...pip,pip...and all that rot. Hahaha!