Mexican Sycamore

Platanus mexicana

Platanaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · native

Last updated March 8, 2026

Data Coverage 1 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Light

Full Sun

Hardiness

Zone Zones 8a–8b

Origin

extends from northeast Mexico to northern Guatemala; often

Diseases (3)

Colletotrichum acutatum complex (C Anthracnose abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew

Pests (4)

Aphidoidea Aphid Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Stomacoccus platani Sycamore scale Sycamore Anthracnose