[isnv@ars-grin.gov: Woody Ornamentals Thriving in Midwest]
- Subject: [isnv@ars-grin.gov: Woody Ornamentals Thriving in Midwest]
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 13:23:36 -0600
FYI... I'm sure that many people on this list have contributed to the
reports.
Although I take exception to their outdated use of Wisteria frutescens
var. macrostachya as a naming convention. Heck, it was upgraded to species
status in 1838... :)
Chris
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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:35:47 -0500
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STORY LEAD:
Woody Ornamentals Thriving in Midwest
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Linda McElreath, (301) 504-1658, lmcelreath@ars.usda.gov
January 29, 2002
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Eleven commercially available plants are receiving favorable evaluations by
cooperators participating in a project to evaluate ornamental shrubs and
trees.
The project, called the NC-7 Regional Woody Ornamental Trials, is a
collaborative effort between the Agricultural Research Service and state
agricultural experiment stations at more than 30 sites located primarily in
the north-central United States, New England and Alaska. Since 1954, the
goal of this project has been to identify trees and shrubs that grow well in
those regions.
Each year, collaborators collect and submit data to ARS horticulturist Mark
P. Widrlechner and his technician, A. Paul Ovrom, who coordinate the trials
at ARS' North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames,
Iowa. Data are collected for 10 years for each plant.
The top 11 accessions, which have good ornamental characteristics and are
now available commercially, include nine shrubs: Nugget, a cultivar of the
ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius); Sakakawea, a cultivar of the silver
buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea); Kentucky wisteria (Wisteria
frutescensvar. macrostachya); Cardinal and Ruby, cultivars of red osier
dogwood (Cornus sericea); Indigo, a cultivar of silky dogwood (Cornus
amonum); Konza, a cultivar of fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica); Tara, a
hybrid barberry (Berberis koreana x thunbergii) sold under the trademark
Emerald Carousel; and White Knight hybrid weigela (Weigela florida). Two
notable trees are western larch (Larix occidentalis) and Little King river
birch (Betula nigra), sold under the trademark Fox Valley.
Information on these accessions and many others can be found at the NC-7
Trials web site:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames/trialhmpge.html
Future plans include testing more woody plants with good adaptation and
ornamental merit obtained from populations native to the central portion of
the United States.
ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research
agency.
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