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Plant one in October and you are sitting under it in three summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat actually ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3-Gallon:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7 ft tall, 1\/2 to 1 in caliper, container-grown, single leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7-Gallon:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 to 9 ft tall, 1 to 1-1\/2 in caliper, container-grown, staked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoot form:\u003c\/strong\u003e Container-grown, root ball intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipped as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright in a corrugated carton, leader tied, soil bagged at the collar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This species defoliates in transit more than an oak does. Leaf drop in the box is normal and is not a dead tree. 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Ideal: November through December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNot native to Texas.\u003c\/strong\u003e Platanus mexicana is native to northeastern and central Mexico. It is Texas-\u003cem\u003eadapted\u003c\/em\u003e, widely used in San Antonio and Austin, and it outperforms our native American sycamore on heat, alkaline soil and anthracnose. We call it what it is: an adapted tree, not a native one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerates alkaline soil far better than American sycamore. Wants depth and drainage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate. Not a xeric tree. 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