Plane tree

...Because members of the Platanus family grow well in poor soil and low-lying marshes, are resistant to pollution, and can withstand pruning, they are widely planted in temperate regions around the world. In Japan, they are known collectively as plane trees and began to spread by cuttings around 1907, and today, along with ginkgo, they are the most commonly used roadside trees in many places. Their wood is strong and is also used for furniture and equipment in their native region.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…スズカケノキの仲間は，やせ地や低湿地でもよく生長し，公害に強く，刈込みにも耐えるので，世界の温帯で広く植栽される。日本でもプラタナス(英名plane tree)と総称して明治40年ごろから挿木で広がり始め，今日各地で街路樹としてはイチョウと並んで最も多く用いられている。材は強硬で，原産地では家具や器具材にも利用される。…

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