懸鈴木屬落葉喬木，是原產歐洲的三球懸鈴木與產於北美的一球懸鈴木所雜交育成。樹皮光滑，片狀剝落。嫩枝有黃褐色絨毛；老枝光滑，紅褐色。葉大，闊卵形，邊緣粗鋸齒。花小，單性同株，成球形頭狀花序，花期5月。果枝有球形果序，通常為2個，常下垂，果期9~10月。

A deciduous tree in the genus Platanus. It’s a hybrid of Platanus orientalis from Europe and Platanus occidentalis from North America. Bark smooth and exfoliating in flakes. Branchlets coated with yellow-brown fluff; old branches smooth and reddish-brown. Leaves large, broadly ovate, with coarsely marginal teeth. Flowers small, monoecious, forming spherical heads. Flowering in May. The fruits usually comprise a spherical infructescence on branches, usually two and often drooping, fruiting from September to October.

喜強日照，不耐陰，喜溫暖濕潤氣候。生長迅速，可快速成蔭。對土壤要求不嚴，耐乾旱、貧瘠，亦耐濕，但以富含有機質排水良好的土壤為佳。種子或扦插繁殖。

The plant likes direct and strong sunlight, warm and humid climate, and grows and spreads fast. Tolerant to drought, barren, and humidity but not to shade. It can adapt a variety of soils with good drainage and rich organic matter. Seed or cutting propagation.

可作庭園景觀樹、行道樹。抗烟塵、硫化氫等有害氣體。鮮葉的營養成分高，可供牲畜作粗飼料；木屑可做蕈類培養基。

The plant is commonly grown as courtyard landscape tree and street tree. Resistant to fume, hydrogen sulfide and other harmful gases. The fresh leaves have high nutritional content, they can be used as roughage for livestock; the wood chips can be used as a culture medium to grow mushroom.