Platanus orientalis L.
First record: Turner, 1548
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Platanus is called in englishe a playne tree, in french playne. I neuer saw any plaine tree in Englande sauing once in Northumberlande besyde Morpeth, and an other at Barnwell Abbey besyde Cambryge. Turner,1548,206.
Botanic Garden, Cambridge, 455.572, PD Sell 80/243 with RD I'Ons & F Prince, 24.9.1980, CGE.
Large tree in grounds of Catholic Church, next to Primary School, in Lensfield Road, Cambridge, 455.577, RD I'Ons 31/82, 5.11.1982, CGE.
Wordsworth Grove, GMS Easy, 9.1987.
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Very old tree on Vicarage lawn [?], Ely, 542.801, R Payne, 1984.
Large tree, The Paddock, Ely, c. 542.801, G Crompton and U3A exc. 1990's; PH Oswald et al., 1993, det. PD Sell, CGE; very near fence to The Park, G Crompton, 26.11.2002.
Platanus sp., Base of wall opposite Bishop's Palace, RM Payne, Ely, 58F, seedlings, 7.2002.
Platanus sp., Pavement, The Gallery, (west side), Ely, 58F, seedlings, RM Payne, 8.2001.
Two young trees near boundary in old Bishop's Palace and overhanging pavement of The Gallery, 5399.8018, G Crompton, 26.11.2002.
Platanus sp., Wall in Bishop's Hall courtyard, The Gallery (east side), Ely, 58K, RM Payne, 11.2001.
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Ornamental grounds, Carlton, 642.529, R Payne, 9.1984.
