Ulmus americana L.

Filed As

Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana L.

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 6974, 24 Apr 2009

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.

Habitat

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

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.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica-gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01088074

Occurrence ID: 7fa61366-c700-40ea-911b-d6ac57244773

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01122269, D. E. Atha 6974, Ulmus americana L. - Accepted : Ulmaceae (80.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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