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Old 07-08-2020, 12:47 PM   #12818
Carruthers
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
Is that a sycamore? Regardless with impermeable surface all around it the roots won't spread far from the tree.

I had a blue spruce at the corner of the front yard where the driveway met the road. A strong wind blew it over but the roots didn't break. Since they all grew away from the pavement there was nothing to hold the tree up on those two sides. All I had to do is stand it up but there was still nothing to keep it up so I cut it up.
Having looked at a number Street View shots taken over a period of several years I'm not sure that it is although the leaf looks the part.
I think it is probably a London Plane tree which I find is...

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A real city slicker, the London plane is the capital’s most common tree.
As a hybrid of American sycamore and Oriental plane, it was first discovered in the 17th century then widely planted in the 18th.
For all practical purposes the answer to your question is 'yes'!

London Plane tree

Ealing, London, Street View
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