The lovely Plane trees

are almost bare leaved now. The bark has a camouflage style pattern and is olive green to grey.

The large scaly plates peel off and reveal a creamy bark beneath. It is identified in winter by the catkins which hang down from the tree on long stems.

They provide shade in summer and the air is filled with the sound of Cicadas.

[KWind]

Lovely capture!

[Michelle]

Lovely blue sky behind the bare trees!

[Susan Wakely]

A lovely seating area.

[katy]

Fascinating to see the camouflage pattern of the bark. It looks as if they provide lots of shade when they are in full leaf.

[LManning (Laura)]

I adore Plane trees. This is an elegant bunch!

[Mags]

Lovely place and capture!

[Jerzy]

Great capture of the gorgeous setting. Leaves are falling.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely setting with nice light and shade

[Kerry McCarthy]

Looks like a lovely spot.

[Bucktree]

Nice capture of the changing season.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Such a beautiful and relaxing scene

[Tia]

Lovely shadows on the tree trunks.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is lovely.

[Rob Z]

Gorgeous winter scene.

[Beverley]

Such a beautiful spot to be

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Corinne C]

A beautiful place

[Renee Salamon]

I love the bark of these trees

[Heather]

Plane trees are so fascinating, but I didn't know about the evolution of the bark. Thank you, Diana! And this is a lovely shot of them in the dappled sunlight and against the clear blue sky! Fav

[Judith Johnson]

A lovely place to catch some shade in the summer I imagine

[Babs]

Looks like a lovely day. I love plane trees. I love the bark of the trees too.

[Paula Fontanini]

What a beautiful day for a visit to this inviting setting. I've never heard of the Plane trees, so beautiful and interesting to read about too!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's so pretty- no wonder it's one of your favorites.

[Susan Klassen]

Wonderful capture!! Such an interesting sounding tree with the seasonal changes. Fav.

[Shutterbug]

It sounds like an interesting tree. Beautiful capture of the patio.

[Rick]

Lovely view and capture.

[Issi Bannerman]

Such a lovely bright shot, regardless of the season. Beautiful trees too.

[Diana]

@kwind @bigmxx @wakelys @grammyn @ljmanning @marlboromaam @jerzyfotos @craftymeg @mccarth1 @dkellogg @365projectorgchristine @tiaj1402 @mittens @robz @beverley365 @elisasaeter @bkbinthecity @corinnec @rensala @365projectorgheatherb @busylady @onewing @bluemoon @olivetreeann @dailypix @shutterbug49 @rickster549 @jamibann Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Brian]

Lovely

[haskar]

Lovely scene and very inviting place.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot and scene. Must be a great space to lay back and sip some good wine but only when the trees are full of leaves to provide great shade from the sun. I'm saying this while considering the heat of the sun we have here in Summer. Could be very different there.

[Steve Chappell]

Lovely setting

[Wylie]

that is just so inviting!

[Peter Dulis]

well captured

[John]

Delightful and sun-filled!

[Vesna]

I love plane trees and cicadas!