These photographs hardly do justice to this magnificent old giant. It got me wondering whatever happened to all the sycamores (Platanus occidentalis), which seemed to be quite common when I was a boy.
To get some perspective on the tree’s size, notice the tobacco barn to the left of the trunk.
Anthracnose is usually the killer of the Sycamore. It is common from Texas to the east coast. We have lost many to the disease here in east Texas.
L R Martin