Plant
- Large, wide-spreading tree
- Deciduous
- Also known as sycamore
Twig
- Alternate leaves
- Terminal bud absent
Bark
- Green-, tan-, cream-colored patches
- Mottled, peeling
Leaf
- Alternate
- Large, 4-9" wide
- Simple, with 3-5 triangular lobes
Leaf Bud
- Large, up to ⅜" long
- Reddish-brown
- Cone-shaped
- Covered by petiole (leaf stalk)
- Visible only after leaf drop
Flower
- Dense, globe-shaped cluster
Fruit
- Large, up to 1¼"
- Spike-covered globe shape
- Green, maturing to brown
