NACPEC Expeditions

NACPEC collectors Tony Aiello, Michael Dosmann, Kang Wang, and Kris Bachtell standing in front of a large paperbark maple (Acer griseum), from which they collected seeds (NACPEC 15-036). Image credit: Michael Dosmann, 2015
NACPEC collectors Tony Aiello, Michael Dosmann, Kang Wang, and Kris Bachtell standing in front of a large paperbark maple (Acer griseum), from which they collected seeds (NACPEC 15-036).

North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC) is a group of member institutions with the objective of increasing ex situ conservation of plants from China. Since 1991, the group has explored the temperate zones of China for plant species that are compatible with the environment of the northeastern United States. The group has led numerous expeditions in China, and one in North America in 2019. The Arnold Arboretum has participated as a collecting partner in NACPEC expeditions since 1994.

NACPEC Archives

The Archives of the Arnold Arboretum is the repository of the NACPEC archives and stewards the records of the consortium. The collection includes trip reports, field notebooks, correspondence, meeting notes, agendas, budgets, plant records, publicity materials, photographs, ephemera, and other materials.

For questions or to consult this collection, please email the Arboretum Archives at hortlib@arnarb.harvard.edu.

NACPEC Expeditions List

The following contains a digest of all the NACPEC expeditions to date.

Four NACPEC team members collecting plants in the field in 1993.
Kris Bachtell (far left), Mr. Diao (center left), an unnamed team member (center right), and Paul Meyer (far right) collecting plants at the Jiang Shan Jiao Forest Reserve, September 1993.NACPEC Archives.

Expeditions List

1991

China Trip

Beijing, Harbin, Changchun, Xian, Nanjing, Shanghai

Participants
Lawrence Lee 1, Peter Bristol 2, Paul Meyer 3
Institution(s)
1U.S. National Arboretum, 2 Holden Arboretum, 3Morris Arboretum
Plant(s) Collected
Pinus

1993

Plant Exploration Trip to Heilongjiang Province

Heilongjiang Province, Ping Shan, Jian Shan Jiao, Fen Ling Preserve

Participants
Kris Bachtell 1, Peter Bristol 2, Paul Meyer 3, Gao Shi Xin 4, Jiu Jun 5
Institution(s)
1 Morton Arboretum, 2 Holden Arboretum, 3 Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, 4 Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry, 5 Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry

1993

Cui Tiecheng Collections

Shaanxi

Participants
Cui Tiecheng
Institution(s)
Xi’an Botanic Garden

1994

Expedition to Beijing Mountains

Beijing

Participants
Kris R. Bachtell 1, Dr. Edward J. Garvey 2, Charles E. Tubesing 3
Institution(s)
sup>up>12U.S. National Arboretum, 3 Holden Arboretum

1994

Wudang Shan

Wudang Shan

Participants
Peter Del Tredici 1, Kevin Conrad 2, Paul Meyer 3, R. William Thomas 4, Deng Zhidong5, Zen Jaifu6, Hao Riming 7, Mao Cailaing8, Lu Yi9, Zang Kifa10
Institution(s)
1Arnold Arborertum, 2U.S. National Arboretum, 3Morris Arboretum, 4Longwood Gardens, 5Danjiangkou City Science and Technology Committee, 6Danjiangkou City Science and Technology Committee, 7Nanjing Botanic Garden, 8Nanjing Botanic Garden, 9Nanjing Botanic Garden, 10Nanjing Botanic Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Acer, Quercus, Pinus

1995

Xian Botanical Garden and Shaanxi Province

Shaanxi

Participants
Dr. Edward (Ned) Garvey1, Rick J. Lewandowski2, Cui Tiecheng3
Institution(s)
1U.S. National Arboretum, 2 Morris Arboretum, 3Xian Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Magnolia

1996

Quinling Mountains of Shaanxi and Gansu Provinces

Shaanxi, Gansu

Participants
Rick Lewandowski1, Kevin Conrad2, . James Ault3 Dr, Kunso Kim4
Institution(s)
1Morris Arboretum, 2U.S. National Arboretum, 3Longwood Gardens, 4Norfolk Botanical GHardens

1997

Cui Tiecheng Collections

Shaanxi

Participants
Cui Tiecheng
Institution(s)
Xi’an Botanic Garden

1997

Expedition to Changbai Shan

Changbai Shan (Jilin)

Participants
Kris Bachtell1, Peter Del Tredici2, Jeffrey Lynch3, Paul W. Meyer4, Charles Tubesing5, Wang Xian Li6, Cao Wei7, Sheng Ning8
Institution(s)
1Morton Arboretum, 2Arnold Arboretum, 3Longwood Gardens, 4Morris Arboretum, 5Holden Arboretum, 6Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, 7Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, 8Nanjing Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Ilex, Quercus, Ulmus

1998

Expedition to East and Southeast China

Anhui, Guangxi, Jiangxi

Participants
Rick Lewandowski1, Edward Garvey2, Li Weilin3, Wang Qing4
Institution(s)
1Morris Arboretum, 2U.S. National Arboretum, 3Nanjing Botanical Garden, 4Nanjing Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Tsuga

1999

Expedition to Sichuan

Sichuan

Participants
Shawn Belt1, Edward Garvey2, Jerry Stites3, Wang Qing4
Institution(s)
1U.S. National Arboretum, 2U.S. National Arboretum, 3Longwood Gardens, 4Nanjing Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Tsuga

2001

Cui Tiecheng Collections

Shaanxi

Participants
Cui Tiecheng
Institution(s)
Xi’an Botanic Garden

2002

Expedition to Shanxi

Shaanxi

Participants
Anthony Aiello1, Kris Bachtell2, Carole Bordelon3, Peter Bristol4, Tang Yudan5
Institution(s)
1Morris Arboretum, 2Morton Arboretum, 3U.S. National Arboretum, 4Holden Arboretum (Chicago Botanic Garden), 5Beijing Botanical Garden IBCAS

2005

Expedition to Gansu

Gansu

Participants
Anthony Aiello1, Kris Bachtell2, Martin Scanlon3, Wang Kang4, Sun Xue-gang5
Institution(s)
1Morris Arboretum, 2Morton Arboretum, 3U.S. National Arboretum, 4Beijing Botanical Garden, 5Forestry College of Gansu Agricultural University
Plant(s) Collected
Cercidiphyllum

2008

Expedition to Shaanxi

Shaanxi

Participants
Anthony Aiello1, Kris Bachtell2, Chris Carley3, Wang Kang4
Institution(s)
1Morris Arboretum, 2Morton Arboretum, 3U.S. National Arboretum, 4Beijing Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Fraxinus

2010

Expedition to Shaanxi, Hebei, and Beijing

Shaanxi, Hebei, Beijing

Participants
Michael Dosmann1, Anthony AielloAnthony AielloAnthony Aiello2, Wang Kang3
Institution(s)
1Arnold Arboretum, 2Morris Arboretum, 3Beijing Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Acer, Fraxinus

2011

Plant Exploration Trip to Shaanxi and Gansu

Shaanxi , Gansu

Participants
Kunso Kim1, Paul Meyer2, Wang Kang3, Zhou Dakang4, Quan Jian (Jane)5, Cui Zhi Hou6, Wang Ting7, Bai Fangfang8, Pei Hui Ming9
Institution(s)
1Morton Arboretum, 2, 3Beijing Botanical Garden, 4Beijing Botanical Garden, 5Beijing Botanical Garden, 6Beijing Botanical Garden, 7Tianjin Flowers and Trees Stock Service Center, 8Baoji Botanic Garden, 9Tiangshui Forestry Institute

2015

Acer griseum Conservation Project

Shaanxi

Participants
Michael Dosmann1, Anthony Aiello2, Kris Bachtell3, Wang Kang4
Institution(s)
1Arnold Arboretum, 2Morris Arboretum, 3Morton Arboretum, 4Beijing Botanical Garden
Plant(s) Collected
Acer

2016

Sichuan Plant Collecting Expedition

Sichuan

Participants
Michael Dosmann1, Anthony Aiello2, Wang Kang3
Institution(s)
1Arnold ArboretumArnold ArboretumArnold Arboretum, 2, 3
Plant(s) Collected
Acer, Syringa, Viburnum

2017

Sichuan Plant Collecting Expedition

Sichuan

Participants
Michael Dosmann1Michael Dosmann1, Andrew Gapinski1Andrew Gapinski1, Li Huaicheng2LI Huaicheng2, Quan Jian3, Wang Kang3, Jonathan Shaw4
Institution(s)
1Arnold Arboretum, 2Chengdu Institute of Biology, 3Beijing Botanical Garden, 4Harvard Magazine

2018

Western Hubei Plant Collecting Expedition

Hubei

Participants
Andrew Gapinski1, Liang Chengyuan2, Matt Lobdell3, Quan Jian4, Wang Kang4, Peter Zale5, Zhang Daigui6
Institution(s)
1Arnold Arboretum, 2Contracted driver, 3Morton Arboretum, 4Beijing Botanical Garden, 5Longwood Gardens, 6Jishou University

2019

Expedition to Appalachia

Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

Participants
Andrew Gapinski1, Sean Halloran1, Jared Rubinstein1, Xinfen Gao2, Kang Wang3, Angela Magnan4, Tao Deng5
Institution(s)
1Arnold Arboretum, 2Chengdu Institute of Biology, 3Beijing Botanical Garden, 4U.S. National Arboretum, 5Kunming Institute of Botany
Plant(s) Collected
Populus , Viburnum , Buckleya