Autumn leaves · Plate III

London plane

Platanus × hispanica

A large, broad, palmate leaf with three to five lobes and irregular teeth, reminiscent of a maple’s. The base of its stalk is hollow and covers the bud, which only shows once the leaf falls.

It is a hybrid between the oriental and the American plane, of disputed origin: the name hispanica does not prove it was born in Spain. It has shaded avenues and streets across much of Europe for centuries.

In autumn it turns brownish yellow and ochre, without much fuss. Its fruits, bristly balls hanging from a long stalk, often in pairs, stay on the tree for much of the winter.

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