Ulmus 'Homestead'
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Filed As
Ulmaceae
Ulmus 'Homestead' -
Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 6900, 16 Mar 2009
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Location
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, ca 0.44 km W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 0.9 km N (by air) of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1.
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Habitat
Cultivated grounds.
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Description
Tree 13 m tall, the trunk 36 cm diam; bark maturing, furrows shallow, dark, rough, brown in the depths, the ridges flat, pale brown; young bark grey; principal branches 2, diverging just below 1/2 tree height, ± erect, soon branching again; lateral branches erect, then drooping, the whole crown elongate-cylindrical; flower bud scales brown; filaments white, the anthers purple. Thousands of 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 involving Ulmus glabra X Ulmus carpinifolia X Ulmus pumila.
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Notes (shown on label)
NYGB Ascession number: 1394/94 A 'Memorial tree for Dr. W. Welch and H. W. Goff from Drs. N. & P. Holmgren'. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01088154
Occurrence ID: 857b9864-eda4-498c-a935-935e5d3963b8
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Rosales
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Family
Ulmaceae
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All Determinations
Ulmus 'Homestead' det D. E. Atha, 2009
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
New York
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County/Municipio
Bronx Co.
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Locality
Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, ca 0.44 km W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 0.9 km N (by air) of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1
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Elevation
Alt. 26 m. (85 ft.)
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Coordinates
40.8649, -73.8799
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Distribution
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 0.44 km W (by air) of the Bronx River and ca 0.9 km N (by air) of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1. 40.864880N, 73.879904W (± 5 m), ca 26 m; accurate to within a radius of ca 5 m). Cultivated grounds. Tree 13 m tall, the trunk 36 cm diam; bark maturing, furrows shallow, dark, rough, brown in the depths, the ridges flat, pale brown; young bark grey; principal branches 2, diverging just below 1/2 tree height, ± erect, soon branching again; lateral branches erect, then drooping, the whole crown elongate-cylindrical; flower bud scales brown; filaments white, the anthers purple. Thousands of 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 involving Ulmus glabra, Ulmus carpinifolia and Ulmus pumila. NYGB Ascession number: 1394/94 A 'Memorial tree for Dr. W. Welch and H. W. Goff from Drs. N. & P. Holmgren'. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY. Daniel Atha 6900 16 Mar 2009 Specimen databased in KE Emu at NY 01088154
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Ulmus 'Homestead'