The painting is dominated by a large sycamore which features in 30 of the painting's 50 panels.
The name refers to the seeds of the Sycamore tree, Acer pseudoplatanus, which fall with a rotating motion.
The first were mainly deciduous trees such as, elm (Ulmus sp), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), oak (Rubus sp) and poplar (Poplar sp), and later he planted Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) which are fast growing and suited to coastal conditions.
Acer saccharinum | Acer saccharum | Acer pseudoplatanus | Acer macrophyllum | Acer Inc. | Acer platanoides | Acer rubrum | Acer palmatum | Acer pictum subsp. mono | Norway Maple (''Acer platanoides'') | Manitoba Maple (''Acer negundo'') | Acer sempervirens | Acer heldreichii | ''Acer griseum | Acer davidii | ''Acer'' |
Specific varieties affected most commonly by the disease are Norway maple (Acer platanoides), silver maple (Acer saccharinum) and sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus).