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Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)

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The sycamore flowers are just developing. The sycamore tree can reach a height of 30-35 metres. It has distinctive 5-7 lobed leaves that are coarsely toothed. It can live for several hundred years. It flowers in April and May, producing small yellow green flowers on pendants. The fruit is winged and matures in late summer/early autumn enclosing a round seed. Picture taken at Stagsden, Bedfordshire - April 30th 2006

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1st May 2006 by Diane Earl

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Biology, Science

Key Stages:
Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
tree flower plant biology nature wildlife fruit seed

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