OVATION™ London planetree is a hybrid selected for its vigorous growth rate, uniform broadly pyramidal to rounded habit, and attractive foliage. It develops the attractive exfoliating bark expected of planetrees.

This tree is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Morton Arboretum from a controlled cross for resistance to anthracnose and frost cracking.