25 June 2013.
Massachusetts, United States
Locality: Ravenswood Park; south of trail that dissects the swamp.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Kettle hole swamp, red maple dominant. Muck soil.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Acer rubrum
Land Owner Remarks: Trustees Of Reservations
Comment: DESCRIPTION: Tree.; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Essex County; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 3: Gloucester, village of Magnolia; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: I; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: Trustees' tree number 849. Probably the rarest tree in New England, this is the only known wild population. population in severe decline due to nibbling and antler rubbing by deer. Deer fence erected and seems to be reversing this trend. Cuttings were harvested with the permission of the Trustees of Reservations and with collecting permit supplied by the State Botanist, Brian Connolly.;
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