Mexican sycamore (Platanus mexicana) is a fantastic shade tree that is fast and large-growing. Its large lobed leaves are smooth green on the top and dramatically cottony white to silvery below ...

I have heavy clay with a very small amount of white rock. I saw a Mexican sycamore at my organic nursery and am wondering if it would be a good tree for my yard. It’s an excellent tree and will ...

Other trees with "maple-like" leaves—the sycamore, sweetgum, and yellow poplar—have leaves that are alternate in arrangement. The maple is a genus with about 128 different species, ...

Mexican sycamore This tree is a fast-growing native with large blue-green leaves with silver-white undersides that are most striking when there's a breeze. This tree also has attractive bark.

On ash trees, the buds, leaves, and sometimes twigs may become infected. In early spring, infection of buds or expanding leaves results in irregular brown blotches and distortion of leaflets.

Now is a good time to plant shade trees. The recommended varieties for the San Antonio area include live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, Montezuma cypress, Mexican white oak ...

True to its name, the Sycamore leaf beetle feeds primarily on the leaves of Sycamore trees. When combined with plane anthracnose disease, which is caused by a fungus, significant damage can occur. It ...