Filed As:

Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana L.

All Determinations:

Ulmus americana L. det. D. E. Atha, 2009
Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2014

Location:

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden, SE section of the Garden, ca 100 m east of the Bronx River and ca 225 m N of Pelham Parkway/Fordham Road/US 1. Alt. 17 m. (56 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 6974 with , 24 Apr 2009

Description:

Magnificent tree ca 20 m tall, the trunk ca 1.4 m diam, flared at the base; roots horizontal at or just below the surface extending in circle out to the drip line; bark brown, deeply furrowed, the ridges braided, flat, scaly, forming thick visible layers; branches several from upper half of trunk, thick and curved, eventually pendulous to form a broad, round umbrella-like crown, the branch tips nearly touching the ground all the way around; fruits green. NYBG accession number "06791, PT, unknown" This tree probably predates the Garden. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Very flat area probably formerly a broad floodplain of the Bronx River; it is now intensively cultivated with mostly exotic conifers.

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica-gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01088074
GUID: 7fa61366-c700-40ea-911b-d6ac57244773

Map:

Coordinates: (40.8576, -73.8757)

Distribution:

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