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Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla'

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Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla'
SpeciesUlmus parvifolia
Cultivar'Yarralumla'
OriginAustralia

The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla' is a cultivar raised by the Yarralumla Nursery in Canberra, Australia.

Description

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'Yarralumla' is distinguished by its broad, weeping habit and smooth decorative trunk. Growing to approximately 15 m by 15 m, its foliage in autumn is bright yellow.[1]

Pests and diseases

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The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and they are unaffected by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.[2]

Cultivation

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The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or North America.

Accessions

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Australasia

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Nurseries

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Australasia

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Deciduous shade trees in Australia" (PDF). Yarralumla Nursery. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  2. ^ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Waite Arboretum". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  4. ^ "Ulmus parvifolia". Metro Trees. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  5. ^ "Elm-Chinese 'Yarralumla' - Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla'". Winter Hill Tree Farm. Archived from the original on 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2007-08-10.