Fred Weyman
Lafayette Sycamore
The American sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis) is also known as planetree and buttonwood. But the native American name is most fitting for this specimen: "Ghost of the Forest".
This individual, in the Brandywine Battlefield Park in Chadds Ford, PA is known as the Lafayette Sycamore. The building on the right is the 1754 Gilpin House which was Lafayette's headquarters prior to the battle of the Brandywine, the largest battle in the Revolutionary War.
Lafayette Sycamore
The American sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis) is also known as planetree and buttonwood. But the native American name is most fitting for this specimen: "Ghost of the Forest".
This individual, in the Brandywine Battlefield Park in Chadds Ford, PA is known as the Lafayette Sycamore. The building on the right is the 1754 Gilpin House which was Lafayette's headquarters prior to the battle of the Brandywine, the largest battle in the Revolutionary War.