California Sycamore Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)

You will get 116 seeds of Platanus racemosa, CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE SYCAMORE for planting.

Platanus racemosa, also known as the California sycamore, is a large tree native to California and Baja California. It grows up to 35 meters tall with a trunk diameter of up to one meter and has a patchwork bark of white, tawny beige, pinkish gray, and pale brown. Besides its attractive appearance, it is widely used as a landscape tree and its wood is used by butchers, while its fruit is a food source for birds and its twigs and bark are eaten by mammals.

Scarification: none required

Stratification: cold stratify for 30-60 days

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, keep moist, mulch the seed bed, remove mulch upon germination