Platanus racemosa - California sycamore

California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) is a fast-growing deciduous tree of creeks and foothills in California, reaching up to 75 feet, with bark chips from the trunk and roots traditionally boiled for a coffee-like drink. It grows 10-25 m tall and 8-15 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Wildlife habitat¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	10-25
Diameter (m)	8-15

Footnotes

1. Platanus racemosa, California Sycamore | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 60 seconds ↩