Trees · question 7

These leaves are alternate, so it’s not a maple. Which one fits?

• Peeling camouflage bark; hanging balls: The hollow base of the leaf stalk encloses the bud.
• Glossy, star-shaped leaf with 5–7 pointed lobes: Resin scent when crushed; spiky balls; often corky ridges.
• Brilliant white, felted underside: Whitish-grey trunk with dark diamond marks.
• Large, rough leaf with white milky sap; figs: A bushy tree, often against a warm wall.

All species with this feature

• Palmate leaves
• White or silver underside
• Red autumn colour
• Peeling bark

Still possible

• London plane (Platanus × hispanica)
• Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
• White poplar (Populus alba)
• Fig (Ficus carica)

Previous question · Start again