London Plane fruits
The graceful fruits of the London Plane tree look like small puff balls and grow in groups of 1-4 as can be seen in the picture.
They stay on the tree during the winter until they disintegrate and drop their thousands of seeds in the early springtime, which will soon happen.
Dutch name : Gewone Plataan
German name : Ahornblättrige Platane
Latin name : Platanus hispanica
Inez Correia Marques 07/03/2009 21:05
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INTERESTING FACTS. ALSO A GREAT PHOTO .. BEAUTIFUL COLORS AND DETAILSStefan Andronache 05/03/2009 10:47
Excellent contrast.Best regards, Stefan
Gaby Falkenberg 04/03/2009 16:05
Diese stacheligen Kugeln in der Sonne,hast Du toll in Szene gesetzt.Gefällt mir richtig gut,Mark!
LG.Gaby
Luc Grollie 04/03/2009 15:36
fine details shown with that touch of sunshine and again.....a BLUE sky....greetz,
Astrid Buschmann 03/03/2009 21:39
Und diese stacheligen Teile wirken gegen den blauen Himmel fantastisch. Du hast ein richtiges Kunstwerk daraus gemacht.LG Astrid
Pozer Katalin 28/02/2009 21:35
Fantastic lights on the fruits and that clear sky... Very good shot. Thanks for the info.Hugs, kati
adriano j faria 28/02/2009 11:55
Wounderful plane Mark...they look like flying chestnuts!!all the best,and have a great weekend.
Adriano.
Deryck 27/02/2009 20:10
We have many of these trees around here too. I like the way you captured thisDeryck
Adele D. Oliver 27/02/2009 19:44
Yes, a very handsome tree - all year around. Your image shows off the little balls very well.greetings, Adele
Die Mohnblumen 27/02/2009 19:34
Hallo Mark,erinnert an Weihnachtsbaumkugeln im Sommer :-)
Schön gemacht.
Grüße Heike
Christine Ge. 27/02/2009 19:20
Sehr schön, Mark! Die Früchte gruppieren sich anmutig an den Ästen und sehen mit ihren Brauntönen wunderbar zum Blau des Himmels aus.Gruß Tina
Paul Jankovic 27/02/2009 18:37
exellent shot. I like it.p.j.
Cees Kuijs 27/02/2009 17:42
Excellent details, Mark.I know this species, you can find the fruits everywhere in my hometown rightnow.
Greetings, Cees
Reinhard... 27/02/2009 17:40
puff balls, what a funny word and nice in that light...!Cheers
Reinhard
Ryszard Basta 27/02/2009 16:30
schoen die Farben