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EVENTS |
Sense of Community on KSMU 91.1 FM story on the Centennial Project and Arboretum- Dec. 20, 2004
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| Mapping the Past and GIS Day Events - Nov. 17, 2004 |
Centennial Arporetum Tags go up! (Fall 2004) |
Download a 2005 Calendar (here) |
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Sycamore
(Platanus occidentalis)
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Platanaceae
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tree
#10 in summer
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above image to see a larger map
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| Native
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| Missouri |
| Leaf
Arrangement and Shape: |
| Alternate
with simple, 3 to 5 lobed leaves |
| Fruit
Type: |
| Ball
of single seeded achenes that droop on a stalk |
| Maximum
Height: |
| 120
feet |
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| Sycamores
are easy to spot by their irregular bark pattern. The upper
trunk and limbs peel off the reddish-brown to show white bark.
Great blue herons are fond of the huge, irregular crown of the
Sycamore. Ninety-eight percent of their rockeries in Missouri
are in this tree. Butcher blocks and buttons are made from Sycamore,
because it is hard to split. |
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tree
#10 in fall
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tree
#69 in winter
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By moving your mouse over the thumbnail photos of the trees you can see a larger picture. |
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