American sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

broadleaf tree · Forest and woodland

Amber, copper-brown fall foliage.

The dates here are for Ozarks and the mid-South. Choose a country below to open it beside the whole view.

Its colors

amber, copper-brown

Amber, copper-brown fall foliage.

Aug 31

Sep 7

Sep 14

Sep 21

Sep 28

Oct 5

Oct 12

Oct 19

Oct 26

Nov 2

Nov 9

Nov 16

When it turns here

weeks not yet read

How long it holds

the sources give no figure for how long it holds its color.

Where it grows thickest

its range outline comes to this page

Its pictures this autumn

no picture of it this autumn yet

Where to see it

pictures of it this autumn from …

Barrie, Orillia & Lake Simcoe, ON · 1 picture, newest Oct 5, 2026
The Delaware Water Gap & Warren hills, NJ · 1 picture, newest Oct 3, 2026

American sycamore in its color, the other plants in gray: one small view for each country, one column a week. Heights carry four share grades, from a plant in its own places to most of the forest.