Details for: Ames 34209, Ulmus americana L., 7901


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ulmus americana L.
Top Name:
7901
Origin:
Collected – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
08 Jun 2018
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ulmus americana L.
Top Name:
7901
Origin:
Collected – Illinois, United States
Received by NPGS:
08 Jun 2018
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
30 May 2018.
Illinois, United States
Locality: Private property between Skokie and Wilmette just immediately east of Memorial Park Cemetery, T41N R13E SE 1/4 Sec. 10, Cook County
Coordinates: 42.0582, -87.7327 (Map it)
Elevation: 192m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Unknown source
Number of plants sampled: 1
Slope: 0
Comment: Zizia aurea in peak bloom in immediate area at time of seed collection (30 May 2018).
Collector(s):
Donated
08 June 2018.
Illinois, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
7901
Type: Institute identifier
USFS American Elm Survivor Register
Knight, Kathleen U.S. Forest Service

Ames 34209
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 10.82 feet circumference, 140.75 feet height and 72.24 feet spread for a total of 289 points. Current (18 May 2018) state champion in Illinois is listed at 329 points. Main trunk rises at least 20 feet above ground to a central point that nearly every main branch emerges from, forming a broad cone. A fully crowned, mature specimen. Fruits measuring 1.0 cm. Registered with the U.S. Forest Service American elm “survivor” tree as Elm ID No. 7901. Specimen had to be removed in 2020 due to an insect infestation. Please note the exact origin of this accession is unknown. Specimen planted at an urban residence on Keeler Ave. (Skokie, IL).
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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