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  • 20
    Aug

    Japanese Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) Our featured tree this month is the graceful styphnolobium japonicum, or Japanese pagoda tree. Despite its misleading name, this deciduous tree is actually native to China where it has deep cultural and spiritual significance. Typically growing to 15–25m in height,......

  • 11
    Jul

    London Plane Tree (Platanus x hispanica) The London plane, a hybrid of the American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) and the Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis), is one of the most recognisable and enduring trees of the urban landscape. Growing up to 35 meters tall, with a broad,......

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