Common Name - American Sycamore

Scientific Name - Platanus occidentalis

Description:  a nubbly brown ball, 1 inch in diameter, hanging alone at the end of a long, drooping stalk, maturing in fall.  They hang on all winter and split open in spring to release tiny, elongated seeded nutlets with fluff attached.
The American Sycamore Tree Fruit

Description:
a nubbly brown ball, 1 inch in diameter, hanging alone at the end of a long, drooping stalk, maturing in fall.  They hang on all winter and split open in spring to release tiny, elongated seeded nutlets with fluff attached.

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