Details for: Ames 7784, Buxus sp., 'Glencoe'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Buxus sp.
Cultivar:
'Glencoe'
Origin:
Donated – Illinois, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
30 Mar 1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Buxus sp.
Cultivar:
'Glencoe'
Origin:
Donated – Illinois, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
30 Mar 1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Donated
30 March 1987.
Illinois, United States

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Accession Names and Identifiers
'Glencoe'
Type: Cultivar name

Ames 7784
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Broadleaf evergreen shrub with a dense, broad-oval habit. 3 to 4 feet in height with a 5 foot spread in 15 years. Slow to medium growth rate; typically less than 6 inches annually. Attractive medium-green foliage in summer, developing a slight bronze tint in winter. USDA Hardiness Zone 4 (possibly better). Plants under evaluation withstood record low temperatures (-22 F to -37 F) with no dieback in the winter of 1993-94.
Buxus spp.
Genus:
Buxus
Family:
Buxaceae
Nomen number:

311802
Comment:
catch-all record for unidentified or unnamed plants of Buxus
Verified:
05/27/1987 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Description:
Trademarked name Chicagoland Green