‘Columbia’ Planetree

Platanus x acerifolia 'Columbia'

Form: Pyramidal, developing an open wide spreading crown with age.

Size: 70 to 100 feet tall spreading 50 to 60 feet tall.

Zone: 4 to 9.

Leaves: Deciduous. Large palmatum leaf. Light to dark green with a downy gray underside.

Bark: Olive green to light gray. Exfoliating with age.

Fruit: Rounded syncarp.

Flowers: N/A

Growth Rate: Medium.

Description: This selection was cultivated for Anthracnose resistance. Exfoliating bark, large clean summer foliage, and a stark white architecturally interesting branching structure are the positive contributions from this tree.