chicagoland grows

Ovation London Planetree

Platanus acerifolia ‘Morton Euclid’

This hybrid selection of the London planetree resulted from a controlled cross made by Dr. George Ware at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, between P. orientalis (naturally anthracnose-resistant) and an anthracnose-resistant P. occidentalis parent. Selected for its vigorous growth rate, a uniform broadly pyramidal to rounded habit and attractive foliage. It has exhibited resistance to anthracnose and frost cracking. It is developing the attractive exfoliating bark expected of planetrees and will measure 60' in height with a 50' spread. Zones 4-8.