Details for: Ames 32093, Carpinus caroliniana Walter, JDC/CC/2013/048/492


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Top Name:
JDC/CC/2013/048/492
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Oct 2013
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Top Name:
JDC/CC/2013/048/492
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Oct 2013
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
25 October 2013.
Boone County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Ledges State Park mostly from specimens adjacent to Peas Creek, NE ¼ of SE ¼ of Sec. 16, T83N R26W, Des Moines Quad.
Coordinates: 41.9991, -93.8788 (Map it)
Elevation: 328m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: North and northwest-facing slopes.
Number of plants sampled: 100
Associated species: Berberis japonica, Carya ovata, Fraxinus nigra, Ostrya virginiana, Quercus alba, Ulmus thomasii, and Quercus rubra.
Comment: Sampled >100 specimens. Fairly good seed quality at time of collection (14/20 seeds good).
Collector(s):
Donated
25 October 2013.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NC7.Regional.Ornamental.Plant.Trials
Note: Accessions distributed through the NC-7 Regional Woody Ornamental Trials.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/CC/2013/048/492
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 32093
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
The native range of Carpinus caroliniana is concentrated in the eastern half of the U.S. with a very small disjunct population in central Iowa (Little, 1971). This accession represents a collection of C. caroliniana germplasm from the extreme western edge of the species native range, specifically the central Iowa disjunct population at Ledges State Park. The next closest occurrence is in eastern Iowa (100-150 miles). As of 2025, one specimen at Ledges State Park (McCoy Wildlife Area) currently represents the state of Iowa's largest C. caroliniana specimen measuring 6.68" DBH, 41.67’ in height, and 23.75’ average crown spread for a total of 68.608 points (Rouw, M., personal communication, 4 May 2022). This accession does include genotypes that do tend to sucker/form clonal colonies. Fall color (red/orange) tends to peak in the last week of October (central Iowa) with peak fruiting occurring simultaneously. Bark smooth, grey.
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
Genus:
Carpinus
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Coryloideae
Nomen number:

105150
Place of publication:

Fl. carol. 236. 1788
Verified:
08/10/1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. caroliniana (0 active accession[s])
Carpinus caroliniana Walter subsp. virginiana (Marshall) Furlow (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican hornbeam  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishblue-beech  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishironwood  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Englishmusclewood  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Englishwater-beech  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Frenchbois de fer  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Frenchcharme de Caroline  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedishamerikansk avenbok  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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