Details for: NA 89008, Morus rubra L., WLP 3120

05 June 2023.
Russell County, Kentucky, United States
Locality: Swan Pond Bottom. Riparian buffer and historic floodplain of Cumberland River, approximately 4 river miles downstream of Wolf Creek Dam.
Coordinates: 36.9026, -85.1356 (Map it)
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Riparian buffer and historic river floodplain. Slope: <5%. Aspect: North.
Number of plants sampled: 3
Associated species: Acer negundo; Carya cordiformis; Ulmus americana; Liquidambar styraciflua; Liriodendron tulipifera; Sassafras albidum; Asimina triloba; Lindera benzoin; Hydrangea arborescens
Comment: Fruit collected from 3 different female trees in this general area; > 12" DBH, occasionally multi-stemmed. Fruit very dark, ripening at different times; leaves pubescent and occasionally lobed (lobed leaves mostly in upper canopy of tree); bark grey. Collected with Susan Slade.
Collector(s):

• Slade, Jessica, The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky

27 June 2023.
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site

Donor(s):

• Slade, Jessica, The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky