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Cobertura limitada
Plátano de Londres
Platanus x acerifolia
Un árbol de sombra y de calle, caduco y de gran tamaño, de origen hortícola/urbano — un híbrido del plátano americano (Platanus occidentalis) y el plátano oriental (Platanus orientalis), también escrito Platanus x hispanica — que alcanza aproximadamente 70-100 feet con una copa que empieza piramidal y se ensancha hasta volverse abierta y extendida. Su firma de diseño es la corteza: un mosaico exfoliante de camuflaje en tonos crema, oliva y gris que se desprende en placas dejando ver una capa interior lisa y pálida, espectacular en invierno. Lleva grandes hojas palmeadas similares a las del arce y bolas de semillas esféricas colgantes (normalmente en grupos de dos o tres por pedúnculo, una pequeña diferencia de campo respecto a las bolas individuales del plátano americano). Es famoso como el árbol de calle clásico de las grandes ciudades porque resiste la contaminación, el suelo compactado, el confinamiento de raíces, la sequía y la poda en candelabro mejor que casi cualquier otro árbol grande — pero es realmente enorme y es el árbol equivocado para un terreno pequeño.
Climate fit: moderate (58/100)
Structure
Focal point
Light
Full sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
840-1200" tall · 480" apart
Hardy in zones
4a-9b
very cold to frosty winters
Native in Illinois
No
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Se cultiva exclusivamente como árbol de sombra, de calle y de parque, no como alimento.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 41 ecoregions — 40 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Plátano de Londres (Platanus x acerifolia). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/platanus-x-acerifolia
Sources for every fact
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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