Ulmus_parvifolia_'Elsmo' Knowpia

*Ulmus parvifolia* 'Elsmo'
Ulmus parvifolia 'Elsmo'
Species	Ulmus parvifolia
Cultivar	'Elsmo'
Origin	US

The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Elsmo' was released by the USDA Soil Conservation Service, at Elsberry, Missouri, in 1990 as an open-pollinated, seed-propagated cultivar of extremely variable progeny.^[1]

Description edit

'Elsmo' has been described by one supplier as a graceful, round-headed tree often with pendulous branchlets. The leaves are dark green, changing to yellowish to reddish purple in autumn. The bark is a typical mottled combination of grey, green, orange, and brown.

Pests and diseases edit

The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.^[2]

Cultivation edit

The tree is not known to be cultivated beyond North America.

Accessions edit

North America edit

Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, US. 1 tree, no other details available.
Dawes Arboretum [1], Newark, Ohio, US. 2 trees, no acc. details available.

Nurseries edit

North America edit

Forrest Keeling [2], Elsberry, Missouri, US.
Lawyer Nursery, Plains, Montana, US. [3]

References edit

^ Santamour, Frank S.; Bentz, Susan E. (May 1995). "Updated Checklist of Elm (Ulmus) Cultivars for use in North America". Journal of Arboriculture. 21 (3): 122–131. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[Santamour-1] Santamour, Frank S.; Bentz, Susan E. (May 1995). "Updated Checklist of Elm (Ulmus) Cultivars for use in North America". Journal of Arboriculture. 21 (3): 122–131. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[2] "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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Summary

Description edit

Pests and diseases edit

Cultivation edit

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North America edit

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