Details for: Ames 34198, Ulmus americana L., 8226


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ulmus americana L.
Top Name:
8226
Origin:
Collected – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
09 May 2018
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ulmus americana L.
Top Name:
8226
Origin:
Collected – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
09 May 2018
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
05 May 2018.
Illinois, United States
Locality: Private property located 2.95 miles northwest of Carbondale just off Glen Road between Mud Creek and Orchard Creek watersheds, T9S R1W SE ¼ Sec. 6, Jackson County
Coordinates: 37.7608, -89.2508 (Map it)
Elevation: 122m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/Lon determined via Map location
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Umus rubra and Ulmus pumila growing in immediate area. Dodecatheon frenchii and Iris cristata in peak bloom nearby at time of seed collection (5 May 2018).
Slope: 0
Comment: Seed collection assisted by Tim Damian and Juli Claussen.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
8226
Type: Institute identifier
USFS American Elm Survivor Register
Knight, Kathleen U.S. Forest Service

Ames 34198
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Germplasm from a single mother tree specimen identified as a likely having Dutch Elm Disease resistance due to its immense size and age. Specimen measuring 13.2 feet circumference, 146 feet height and 81.8 feet spread for a total of 324 points. Current (18 May 2018) state champion in Illinois is listed at 329 points. Specimen has an upright and spreading growth habit with large distinct alternate branches which appear nearly as large as the main trunk, distributed alternately up the length of the tree beginning roughly 30 feet above the ground. A fully crowned, mature specimen. Fruits measuring 0.7-0.9 cm. Registered with the U.S. Forest Service American elm “survivor” tree as Elm ID No. 8226.
Ulmus americana L.
Genus:
Ulmus
Subgenus:
Oreoptelea
Section:
Blepharocarpus
Family:
Ulmaceae
Nomen number:

40817
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:226. 1753
Verified:
11/06/2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican elm  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishwater elm  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishwhite elm  1Wiegrefe, S. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Frenchorme d'Amérique  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Germanamerikanische Ulme  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
GermanWeißulme  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Italianolmo americano  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishamerikansk alm  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTPLOIDY LEVELPloidy level of accession.diploid WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ULMUS.PLOIDY Not Available