24 September 2015.
Polk County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park bottoms, near Elkhart, NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 32, T81N, R22W, Loring Quad.
Coordinates: 41.7900, -93.4397
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Elevation: 247m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Associated species: Acer saccharinum; Celtis occidentalis; Cephalanthus occidentalis; Cornus drummondii; Juglans nigra; Viburnum lentago
Comment: A couple of the original specimens were approximately 300 years in age. Very large mature original specimens; 70-90 feet in height and 4-5 feet d.b.h. Most acorns were eaten by animals considering the large number of caps present on the ground. [Data from the record of a previous accession collected at the same site, NA 81010, under collection number JDC/QB/2008/079/149.]
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