Details for: WLP 3424, Ostrya japonica Sarg., HOKY23-20

27 September 2023.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture: Shoya-shi: Funyu Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.7852, 139.8211 (Map it)
Elevation: 468m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Bowl near the top of a small valley above Cryptomeria plantation; very little ground layer due to deer browse and dense shade. Growing in 3/4 shade. Soil: Rich, black soil; rocks. Slope: 30°. Aspect: Northeast. Elevation: 1534 feet.
Number of plants sampled: 2
Associated species: Lyonia ovalifolia; Stachyurus praecox; Carpinus laxiflora; Hydrangea hirta; Prunus buergeriana; Styrax obassia; Carpinus tschonoskii; Cryptomeria japonica; Magnolia obovata; Acer rufinerve; Clethra barbinervis; Corylus sieboldiana.
Comment: Tall, narrow trees, with leaves and fruits just at upper canopy. Height 17 m; Spread 7 m; DBH 37 cm. Bark brown to gray, peeling in thin vertical strips; many trees with twist in the bole. Leaves typical, green, slight scruff on the abaxial veins. Green to gray nutlets borne in brown, hop-like fruits; infructescences 5-6 cm long; collected very high up in canopy where the light was available. Seed collected from 2 plants.
Collector(s):

• Aizawa, Mineaki, Utsunomiya University
• Dosmann, Michael S., The Arnold Arboretum
• Hata, Yoshinari, Utsunomiya University
• Schwartz Sax, Miles, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

12 January 2024.
Massachusetts, United States

Donor(s):

• Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University