Details for: NA 72834, Betula nigra L., 'Summer Cascade'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Betula nigra L.
Cultivar:
'Summer Cascade'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
13 Feb 2003
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Betula nigra L.
Cultivar:
'Summer Cascade'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
13 Feb 2003
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Summer Cascade'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 72834
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade'. Weeping form of river birch discoevered by John and Daniel Allen, Shiloh Nursery, Harmony NC. The tree has a unique, pendulous habit with graceful arching branches. See sheet attached to accession sheet. Form received: rooted cutting.
Betula nigra L.
Genus:
Betula
Subgenus:
Betula
Section:
Dahuricae
Family:
Betulaceae
Subfamily:
Betuloideae
Nomen number:

7118
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:982. 1753
Verified:
09/15/2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishred birch  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishriver birch  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Swedishsvartbjörk  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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