Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens'
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| Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens' | |
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.jpg) 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.[1]
Description
[edit]The tree has long, loosely pendulous branches.
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Foliage of pendulous U. parvifolia in Eastwoodhill Arboretum, New Zealand (2017) -
Bark of same
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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 have been released to commerce.
Synonymy
[edit]- Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens.
- Ulmus parvifolia f. sempervirens, possible synonym[3]
Accessions
[edit]North America
[edit]- Arnold Arboretum. Acc. no. 70–45
References
[edit]- ^ 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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