….Italy had trees that I had never seen before
We called these trees camouflage trees because of the bark. The leaves actually looked liked the leaves of a maple tree. We saw these ones in Lucca.
After doing a little research I discovered that these are sycamore trees. As always, thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees.
Mama Cormier 
I LOVE Sycamore trees. Thanks for this post!
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You’re welcome Ann.
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The bark is like our London planes
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At first I thought you meant airplanes until I read the comment below.
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I was tempted to say they were London Plane trees but then you said Sycamore. So I was only half right – the London Plane is a cross between the American Sycamore and the Oriental Sycamore. Both very special in their own way.
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I’m learning so much on this blog.
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The first time I saw these trees was during my first visit to the Sedona area — I fell in love with them because of the bark. 😀 Thank you for sharing!!!
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I’ve never seen these trees in Canada, at least not on the east coast. We found them fascinating.
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