Details for: Ames 14942, Betula nigra L., 'Little King'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Betula nigra L.
Cultivar:
'Little King'
Origin:
Donated – Illinois, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
01 Mar 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Betula nigra L.
Cultivar:
'Little King'
Origin:
Donated – Illinois, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
01 Mar 1991
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Source History
Donated
01 March 1991.
Illinois, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Little King'
Type: Cultivar name

Ames 14942
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7
USDA ARS NCRPIS

Narrative
Hardiness- USDA Zone 4; possibly Zone 3 with protection. Growth rate; medium when young, slowing with maturity. Deciduous, low-branched tree, heights of 7' to 8' in a 10yr. period, pronounced, rounded-pyramid habit. Early spring foliage refreshing bright green, becoming slightly darker with attractive sheen as season progresses.Exfoliating bark ornamental throughout year, exhibiting colorful patterns of pale salmon, accented by shades of cinnamon-red.Excellent adaptability to broad spectrum of conditions.Excellent resis tance to borers,chlorosis, and problems related heat stress.
Betula nigra L.
Genus:
Betula
Subgenus:
Betula
Section:
Dahuricae
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Nomen number:

7118
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:982. 1753
Verified:
09/15/2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishred birch  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishriver birch  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Swedishsvartbjörk  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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  • Description Of NC7 Ornamental Trials: The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials, began in 1954 through the efforts of a small group of dedicated horticulturists under the leadership of Professor S.A. McCrory of South Dakota State College (now University). The north central United States is a region of climatic extremes, and many parts of the region have alkaline soils that developed under grasslands. Because of these conditions, the diversity found in commercially available woody plants adapted to the area is less than that found in most other parts of our nation. The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials were started with the ultimate goal of expanding the range of useful plants in the nursery trade. The emphasis in this program has been placed on detailed, long-term evaluations at a broad range of sites rather than on promotion of new plants. The NC-7 Trials rely on a network of horticultural cooperators located at sites scattered across the Central United States. Cooperators establish plantings, observe and evaluate the plants through the seasons, and prepare performance reports one, five, and ten years after planting. These reports are sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa where they are recorded. Because of the broad range of environments found among the trial sites, it is unusual for any particular trial plant to perform well at a majority of the sites, making system-wide releases difficult. However, when plants perform especially well at sites, the NCRPIS Horticulturist assists trial site cooperators in introducing the new plants, with any official releases initiated through the cooperators' institutions rather than through the Plant Introduction Station.
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Pedigree
Description:
Selected by King Nursery, Oswego, Illinois in late 1970's.