Ulmus 'Homestead'

  • Filed As

    Ulmaceae
    Ulmus 'Homestead'

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6901, 16 Mar 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, ca 0.3 km W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 0.3 km N (by air) of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1.

  • Habitat

    Planting island in parking area.

  • Description

    Tree 7-8 m tall, the trunk 22 cm diam; bark young, barely furrowed; principal branches emerging from lower 1/3 of total tree height, ± erect, the lateral branches erect and eventually drooping, the whole crown elongate-cylindrical, the ultimate twigs relatively long and stout; anthers purple. Numerous perfectly circular holes ca 7 mm in diam form distinct horizontal rings on the trunk from near the ground to several meters in height. This cultivar was developed and introducted by the National Arboretum. It is a complex hybrid between Ulmus glabra, Ulmus carpinifolia, Ulmus pumila.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    NYGB Ascession number: 954/97 C. Sample preserved in silica gel at NYBG

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088155

    Occurrence ID: 846f6ea4-cada-4de1-90a6-631946b5598b

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122211, D. E. Atha 6901, Ulmus 'Homestead' - Accepted : Ulmaceae (80.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Ulmaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ulmus 'Homestead' det D. E. Atha, 2009

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, ca 0.3 km W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 0.3 km N (by air) of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1

  • Elevation

    Alt. 32 m. (105 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8621, -73.8809

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ulmaceae
Ulmus 'Homestead'
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Bronx Co. Grounds of
The New York Botanical Garden, ca 0.3 km W (by air) of the
Bronx River and ca 0.3 km N (by air) of Fordham Rd/Pelham
Parkway/US 1. 40.862076N, 73.880887W, ca 32 m (Coordinates
and elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map; accurate
to within a radius of ca 5 m). Planting island in parking area.
Tree 7-8 m tall, the trunk 22 cm diam; bark young, barely
furrowed; principal branches emerging from lower 1/3 of total tree
height, ± erect, the lateral branches erect and eventually drooping,
the whole crown elongate-cylindrical, the ultimate twigs relatively
long and stout; anthers purple. Numerous perfectly circular holes
ca 7 mm in diam form distinct horizontal rings on the trunk from
near the ground to several meters in height. This cultivar was
developed and introducted by the National Arboretum. It is a
complex hybrid between Ulmus glabra x Ulmus carpinifolia x
Ulmus pumila.
NYGB Accession number: 954/97 C.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NYBG.
Daniel Atha 6901	16 Mar 2009
Specimen databased in K.E Emu at NY
01088155