When combined with plane anthracnose disease, which is caused by a fungus, significant damage can occur. It is usually enough to cause visible harm to the foliage and bark of a tree, giving it a ...

That disease takes out entire large limbs of the American sycamore (plane tree) in a season. And yes, the bark is stunning. It exfoliates to leave lovely trunks behind. Q: The rains a week or two ...

After record breaking temperatures in 2022, the trees familiar to children from their ‘helicopter’ seeds - are being attacked by Sooty Bark Disease, the charity warns. Sycamore trees were one ...

since the plane tree is a hybrid of the sycamore and oriental plane. The tree has patchy bark with an assortment of colors, ranging from white to reddish-gray. As the older layers peel off ...