Details for: Ames 29616, Fraxinus americana L., JDC/FN/2008/019/089

01 October 2008.
Iowa, United States
Locality: Perimeter and adjacent areas of Honey Creek Golf Course, Boone, N 1/2 of Section 8, Boone West Quad, Boone County.
Coordinates: 42.0178, -93.9069 (Map it)
Elevation: 328m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Majority collected from higher elevations, but also lower valleys. Course constructed by clearing existing trees; all collections from native specimens; no trees have been planted on course.
Number of plants sampled: 16
Associated species: Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum, Carya, Quercus alba, Q. rubra, Robinia pseudoacacia, and Ulmus (one specimen of Fraxinus nigra noted along banks of Honey Creek).
Comment: ~50 trees within a 1/4 square mile area. Permission to collect received from course superintendent. Large variation in seed maturation; some seed still fairly green while others were brown and shattering readily.
Collector(s):

• Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS
• Johnson, Nathan R., USDA, ARS

01 October 2008.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):

• Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS