Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens' | |
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U. parvifolia f. pendens Eastwoodhill Arboretum, New Zealand | |
Species | Ulmus parvifolia |
Cultivar | 'Pendens' |
Origin | US |
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens' was listed by Rehder in Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 26: 473, 1872 as Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens. The tree originated in California before 1930 from seed received from China.
Description
The tree has long, loosely pendulous branches.
- Foliage of pendulous U. parvifolia in Eastwoodhill Arboretum, New Zealand (2017)
- Bark of same
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.
Cultivation
The tree is not known to have been released to commerce.
Synonymy
- Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens.
- Ulmus parvifolia f. sempervirens, possible synonym
Accessions
North America
- Arnold Arboretum. Acc. no. 70–45
References
- Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- Krüssmann, Johann Gerd, Handbuch der Laubgehölze (Vol. 3) (Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg, 1976); trans. Michael E. Epp, Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs (Vol. 3) (Batsford, Timber Press, Beaverton, Oregon, 1984-6), p.411
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