My Potted Sycamore Tree Needs A Home...

When the government designed my home town in Washington, which is below the Grand Coulee Dam, it chose a different tree to line each street. My street had Maples, with Chestnuts at one end, another had Walnut trees, and another had those trees with the long bean pods. Fall time was always very beautiful in my town, and there were mountains of leaves for us kids to wade through.

(this pic is of my sister stephanie and rachelle and a neighbors child playing in leaves in our yard)

The prettiest street was the one lined with huge beautiful Sycamores, which the city was always trying to cut down for one reason or another, and the "towns people" always fought. Last summer when I was home I collected some seeds from several different plants and trees that I love in the area, and took a seed pod from the sycamores on that street. I've never grown anything from seeds, other than vegetables, so I didn't really expect the sycamore to grow, but it did. I didn't realize how fast Sycamore trees grow, and I discovered tonight that it has outgrown its pot. The roots are trying to escape out the bottom. I don't have a yard yet to plant it in, so I considered re-potting it in a bigger pot, but that would be a pain to transport when we move. So if anyone wants a fast growing shade tree, which can grow to around 100 ft tall, let me know. The tree will drop a lot of leaves in fall time, so if you detest all forms of yard work than you probably wouldn't want it. The leaves are large, and it also drops seed balls. I've been told that you can mow it up without much problem though. Sycamores also have a mottled looking bark that makes them very beautiful.

(the above pictures of the trees are random ones I found on google).