Where do sycamore trees grow? Where do they usually grow?

The trunk of the paulownia tree is very straight. It can generally grow to about 15 meters and can reach a maximum of 35 meters. The bark is green and very smooth. The leaves are heart-shaped, and the petioles are the same length as the leaves. The flowers are lavender, and the sepals are strip-shaped and curled outwards.

Where do sycamore trees grow?

The sycamore tree generally grows in plains, hills, ravines and other places . It is widely planted in both the north and south of China, and is most commonly found in the Yangtze River basin.

It has a wide adaptability to soils, and can adapt to acidic soils, neutral soils and calcareous soils. It is more suitable for planting on limestone slopes, next to houses, etc.

The growth environment and characteristics of the sycamore tree

The sycamore tree likes a sunny environment and grows in fertile, moist sandy loam. It likes alkali, and its roots are fleshy, not tolerant of waterlogging, and weak in germination. It is generally not suitable for pruning, grows fast, has a long lifespan, is afraid of strong winds, and is suitable for planting on village roadsides, around houses, hillsides, limestone hillsides, etc.

Where are the sycamore trees distributed in my country?

The sycamore is native to the central part of the Yangtze River Basin in my country and is widely cultivated from North China to South China. It can still be found wild on the southern slope of the Qinling Mountains and the mountainous areas in the northeast and southeast of Chongqing. It mostly grows in scattered mixed woods below 2,000 meters above sea level as a companion tree. It is also distributed in Japan.