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Originally Posted by glatt

I read somewhere years ago that a London plane tree is a cross between a maple and a sycamore. And that sycamores and maples are related. Was I misinformed?

Sycamores are maples, which are the Acer genus, whereas Planes are the genus Platanus, so they are not directly related. Also if you go up to the Family name they are different, Planes are the Platanaceae Family, maples are the Aceraceae Family.

From my copy of Collins British Trees: