Ulmus parvifolia 'Dwarf Weeper'

Ulmus parvifolia 'Dwarf Weeper'
Ulmus parvifolia
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Cultivar 'Dwarf Weeper'
Origin USA

The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. cultivar 'Dwarf Weeper' was discovered in a western Illinois garden and sold by the Arborvillage Nursery (ceased trading in 2006) Holt, Missouri. [1]

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Description

The tree was described as "a strongly weeping little plant growing 7 ft (2.2 m) perhaps after many years"[1] .

Pests and diseases

The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola [1].

Cultivation

Restricted to North America; the only known introduction to Europe, at the Grange Farm Arboretum, England, died in 2009.

Accessions

None known.

References

  1. ^ a b Arborvillage Nursery Catalog 2005-6.