Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)

Family: Aceraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring.Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetener on many foods. — The sap contains sugar and can be used as a drink or be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water.; The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods.; It can be harvested in late winter but is not produced in economic quantities.; About 25 grams of sugar is obtained from a litre of the sap.

Habitat & North American Range

Found in woodland, hedgerows etc. in Britain, in all but very poor soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)