Details for: NA 87022, Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh., Cedar Mountain


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Top Name:
Cedar Mountain
Origin:
Collected – Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
28 Sep 2020
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Top Name:
Cedar Mountain
Origin:
Collected – Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
28 Sep 2020
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
09 September 2020.
Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Locality: Just north of Cedar Mountain along Mill Run Road approximately 11.94 miles southwest of Wellsboro, Tioga County
Coordinates: 41.6657, -77.5040 (Map it)
Elevation: 743m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Dry oak – heath forest, a fairly broadly defined community type. Xeric to moderately dry, acidic site with shallow sandy soils and/or steep slopes.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Quercus montana (dominant), Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea, Quercus alba, Sassafras albidum, Nyssa sylvatica, Betula lenta, Acer rubrum, Pinus rigida, Pinus strobus, Kalmia latifolia, Vacccinum pallidum, Vaccinum angustifolium, Comptonia perigrina, Maianthemum canadense, Carex pensylvanica, Carex communis, Epigaea repens, Gaultheria procumbens, Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, and Cypripedium acaule.
Comment: Castanea dentata stump sprouts are common in this area.
Collector(s):
Donated
28 September 2020.
Pennsylvania, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Cedar Mountain
Type: Local name

WLP 73
Type: Site identifier
Group: WLP
Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository Research Numbers

Ames 35578
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Single mother tree sample. Specimen sampled in nature (9 September 2020) measuring circa 50 feet in height and 14 inches d.b.h. Dieback in canopy noted at time of collection.
Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Genus:
Castanea
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Castaneoideae
Nomen number:

9435
Place of publication:

Theor. prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 1:741. 1800
Verified:
11/20/2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Fagus-castanea dentata Marshall

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Castanea americana (Michx.) Raf.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican chestnut  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchchâtaignier d'Amérique  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanamerikanische Kastanie  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishamerikansk kastanj  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed Ames 35578 to WLP 73. 16 Dec 2020.
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed WLP 73 to NA 87022. 19 Mar 2024.
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