The leaves and bark of the London Planetree are similar to that of the Planetree Maple. Both leaf types look like they could be Maples, but alas, their fruits are radically different. The fruit of the London Planetree has brown spheres dangling from long stalks, whereas the Planetree Maple takes the traditional winged helicopter approach for which Maples are known.
NOTE: The tree shown in photos 2 and 3 lives on the rim of the lake. Since I didn't get a shot of that whole tree, photo 1 shows some London Planetrees on a local sidestreet.
Sunday was an 8-mile run, half a mile longer than last Sunday's run. The Jeff Galloway Marathon Training Program increases mileage every Sunday by one-half mile. Yesterday's longer run didn't feel more difficult than last week's, though I was still tired at the end.
[Photo: London Planetree (Platanus acerifolia) Click to enlarge. ]
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