Buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis)

Family: Platanaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Red. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet sap is tapped in the spring and used in the preparation of syrup and sugar. — The sweet sap is tapped in the spring and used in the preparation of syrup and sugar.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich soils on the borders of streams and lakes. Often abundant on alluvial soils near streams and lakes and in moist ravines, sometimes on uplands, sometimes on limestone soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)