Amur corktree

Phellodendron amurense Rupr.

USDA PLANTS Symbol: PHAM2
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Record ID:2410470
Location:Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Source:Lincoln Fish, Bay State Forestry Service
Project:Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Habitat:Floodplain
Abundance:Scattered Plants
Locality:approximately 100 feet north of Elmer Brook, in floodplain
Comments:These corktrees were discovered during an invasive plant control project funded by NRCS for this private landowner.
Area Infested:12 acres
Gross Area:200 acres
Coordinates:42.28569, -72.57623
NADatum:WGS84
Ownership:Private Landowner
phenology:Mature,Dormant/Dead
Canopy Cover:51-75%
Status:Not Verified
Abundance:Less than 20
Observation DateJuly 16, 2012
Date EnteredJuly 16, 2012
Date Updated: July 16, 2012
Aspect: Flat
Soil Moisture: Mesic (moist)
Percent Cover: Trace
Source Type: Web Report

Photo Caption: 20" DBH plus 12" DBH double trunk corktree girdled and killed in 2011 Photo Caption: girdled corktrees showing surrounding vegetation: spicebush, winterberry, red maple, elm
Photo Caption: corktree seedlings around base of girdled trees Photo Caption: Elmer Brook approx 300' downstream from girdled corktree
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Last updated on Saturday, July 07, 2012 at 01:46 PM