Wutong is a deciduous tree native to China. It can reach a height of 12 meters. Its leaves are palmate, with 3-7 lobes. It blooms in summer with small, yellow-green flowers. The fruits split when mature.

Produced in the northern and southern provinces of China, it is cultivated from Hainan Island in Guangdong to North China. Also distributed in Japan. Mostly cultivated artificially. The sycamore tree loves the light. It likes warm climate and is not cold tolerant. It is suitable for growing in fertile, moist sandy loam soil and likes alkali. The roots are fleshy, not resistant to water damage, deep-rooted, and have strong roots; the germination ability is weak and generally should not be pruned. It grows quickly and has a long lifespan, and can live for more than a hundred years. Roots will rot and die after being waterlogged for 3 to 5 days during the growing season. Leaves appear late and fall early in autumn. It has strong resistance to a variety of toxic gases. Afraid of viral diseases, afraid of bag moth, afraid of strong winds. It should be planted beside villages, houses, hillsides, limestone hillsides, etc.

The sycamore tree is the city tree of Nanjing. Sun Yat-sen planted the sycamore tree from Meiling Palace to Zhongshan North Road for Soong Meiling. The sycamore trees all over the street were his love and affection for her. , since then the background of Nanjing has been filled with sycamore leaves.