Platanus x acerifolia ‘Suttneri’
The ‘Suttnerii’ London Plane tree originally came from Germany. It was selected for its variegated leaf – which isn’t all that variegated. It was brought into the US to the National Arboretum. Then it was propagated by Lanny Rawdon from Holt, MO at Arbor Village Farm Nursery. Then it was passed along to Bernheim and Ben Cecil who was the nursery manager at Bernheim at the time propagated it. Ben gave a tree to Mike Hayman that is now planted at Whitehall Historic Home. The tree has an outstanding white bark from top to bottom. This feature is what drew several local nurserymen to propagate it. The white bark is truly a distinctive feature, much more so than the slightly variegated leaf. TreesLouisville has planted a grove this cultivar at the interchange of I-65 and I-265. They are quite outstanding!