Brits to the rescue please!?

Question

In classic British literature there are many allusions to "plane trees" and "lime trees". Now I'm pretty sure lime trees would not thrive in that climate, and "plane trees" makes a strange mental image. What are these trees......in their "everyday" names?

Answer 1

Lime trees apart from the eating varieties are Tilias and come from cold climate countries.They are also known as Lindens.

Plane trees are Platanus common varieties grown are Oriental and London.  Plane and Lime trees are their common names.

I'm in Australia and most plants are grown around the world if they are attractive or interesting, you only need a similar climate.  I have a garden full of exotic plants and I think it's funny when English people worried about global warming think a few degrees warmer temperature will stop them growing their favourite garden plants when I'm growing them in temperatures up to 40 deg C no problems at all!

Answer 2

I'm not a Brit, but we have plenty of London Plane Tree's right here in California, including my front yard.  Large maple looking leaves.  The bark of the tree has a lot of character.  It peels, and gets almost a creamy white as the tree ages.