Ulmus 'Homestead'
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Filed As
Ulmaceae
Ulmus 'Homestead' -
Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 6996 with Jessica Arcate, 27 Mar 2009
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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.
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Habitat
Planting island in parking area.
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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.
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Notes (shown on label)
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01088041
Occurrence ID: 0a8f1dfa-6cc6-47f0-8064-3eec299badf4
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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, W of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Rd/Pelham Parkway/US 1
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Elevation
Alt. 32 m. (105 ft.)
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Coordinates
40.8621, -73.8809
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Distribution
20 us 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
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Ulmus 'Homestead'