USDA ARS Biocollections - Occurrence Profile

U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium (NA)

Catalog #: NA0007520

Occurrence ID:

Arboretum accession number: 32570

Taxon: Prunus sargentii Rehder

Family: Rosaceae

Collector: Meyer, Frederick G.

Number: s.n.

Date: 1979-04-11

Locality: United States, District of Columbia, U.S. National Arboretum.

Description: Deciduous tree, c. 15' tall; branches strongly ascending; vark lustrous dark brown; young loeaves bronze colored; buds deep pink; flowers at anthesis clear pink; calyx red.

Preparations: Pressed specimen

Notes: This is an unusual hybrid seedling that involves P. sargentii. It was found originally near the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC by Horace Wester. It is a superior plant. This specimen is a propagation from the original which is now dead.

Disposition: General herbarium

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Rights Holder: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Harlan Svoboda (usna.herbaria@gmail.com)

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