Carpinus betulus L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Bronx Co.

• City/Township

  Bronx

• Locality

  New York Botanical Garden

• Coordinates

  40.865, -73.8789

• Distribution

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Betulaceae Carpinus betulus L. “Fastigiata”
New York State, Bronx Co.,
Bronx, New York Botanical Garden.
40°51’54”N, 73°52’44”W. alt. 26 m.
“804/60 A
PT L 804/60
Hicks Nurseries, Inc.”
Tree 15 m. tall, the trunk 1 m. tall and 70 cm.
in diaemter and then beginning to divide into many straight
branches, these erect to spreading, forming a full crown,
very symmetrical; bark smooth, dark gray. Inflorescences
abundant, hanging; bracts nearly leaf green, but somewhat
more yellow-green. Inflorescences on vigorous twigs in the
sun may have 11 pairs of fertile bracts, those on more
shaded twigs in lower canopy sometimes with only 2-3
pairs of bracts. Tree very similar in most ways to no. Nee
58115 from the same source and the same age.
Coll.: M. Nee 58116
13 Aug. 2011
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