Ulmus 'Homestead'

  • Filed As

    Ulmaceae
    Ulmus 'Homestead'

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6996 with Jessica Arcate, 27 Mar 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and N 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. The holes produced by sap sucking birds (fide Jessica Arcate). This cultivar was developed and introducted by the National Arboretum. It is a complex hybrid between Ulmus glabra, Ulmus carpinifolia and Ulmus pumila. See Atha 6901 for flowering specimen of same tree. NYGB Ascession number: 954/97 C. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088041

    Occurrence ID: 0a8f1dfa-6cc6-47f0-8064-3eec299badf4

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122289, D. E. Atha 6996, 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, W of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1

  • Elevation

    Alt. 32 m. (105 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8621, -73.8809

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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, W of the Bronx River and N of Fordham
Rd/Pelham Park way/US 1. 40.862076N, 73.880887W (± 5m), ca 32 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. The holes produced by sap sucking birds (fide Jessica Arcate).
This cultivar was developed and introducted by the National Arboretum.
It is a complex hybrid between Ulmus glabra, Ulmus carpinifolia and
Ulmus pumila. See Atha 6901 for flowering specimen of same tree.
NYGB Ascession number: 954/97 C. Sample preserved in silica gel at
NY.
Daniel Atha & Jessica Arcate 6996
27 Mar 2009
01088041