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STUDIES OF TREES 



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FIG. 48. Bark of the Sycamore Tree. 



THE SYCAMORE OR PLANE TREE (Platanus occidentalis) 



Distinguishing characters : The peculiar mottled appear- 

 ance of the bark (Fig. 48) in the trunk and large branches 

 is the striking character here. The bark produces this 



