15 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko City; ; Nikko (Okunikko) Forest, Nikko National Park - Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.8040, 139.4875
(Map it)
Elevation: 1803m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: North-south ridge in mesic, sub-alpine forest dominated by Betula ermanii, Abies veitchii, and Abies mariesii; next to recent landslide. Soil is dark, organic.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Abies mariesii; Abies veitchii; Acer tschonoskii; Betula sp.; Betula ermanii; Betula grossa; Enkianthus campanulatus; Lycopodium clavatum; Rhododendron brachycarpum; Rhododendron degronianum; Sorbus commixta; Tsuga diversifolia
Aspect: ;
Slope: 30 Degrees;
Soil Texture:
Comment: Large conifer. Height 16 m; DBH 21 cm. Bark light gray, flaking off in vertical strips. Needles narrow, to 2.5 cm, arranged spirally around buds on spurs or on long shoots. Ovoid cones, 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. Slope: 30 degrees. Aspect: West. Seed collected from one plant; three herbarium vouchers collected; photographed.
Collector(s): - Aiello, Anthony, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
- Aizawa, Mineaki, Utsunomiya University
- Dosmann, Michael S., The Arnold Arboretum
- Rounsaville, Todd, Polly Hill Arboretum
- Schneider, Stephen, The Arnold Arboretum
- Shibano, Tatsuhiko, Utsunomiya University