Corstorphine sycamore

About this Corstorphine sycamore

Other names: Corstorphine plane; Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Corstorphinense’

With leaves flushing bright lemon yellow, this tree is a picture on a sunny spring day. This colour is not typical of sycamores and is passed on to new trees using a method called grafting that preserves the unique genetic makeup of this cultivated variety.

The original tree is thought to have been planted in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, around 1600, perhaps as part of an avenue leading to Corstorphine Castle. It was severely damaged in a gale in 1998 and died in 2005. This beautiful variety remains a distinctive sight in the parks and gardens of Edinburgh.

       

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