Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Populus deltoides Marshall
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland Ecological Region, Tamaki Ecological District, Remuera, Upland Road, Caughey Preston grounds on lower bank of main driveway
Field Collection Date
05 Apr 2005
Field Collection Notes
Large cultivayed tree c.80cm dbh, c.18m tall; fine lawn specimen just below main drive near the Norfolk pines. Leaves on the crown starting to turn yellow. Specimen a sucker from the trunk. "Never seen cotton seeds on the ground" Wendy Patterson- therefore a male tree? Suckers from the roots had leaves like P. yannanensis - a grafted tree?
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.88333, 174.81667
174.81667, 174.81667
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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