Ulmus pumila 'Dwarf Weeper'
| Ulmus pumila 'Dwarf Weeper' | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 'Dwarf Weeper', Grange Farm Arboretum | |
| Species | Ulmus pumila |
| Cultivar | 'Dwarf Weeper' |
| Origin | US |
The Siberian elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Dwarf Weeper' was discovered in a western Illinois garden and sold by the Arborvillage Nursery (ceased trading in 2006) Holt, Missouri.[1]
Description[edit]
The tree was described as "a strongly weeping little plant growing 7 ft (2.1 m) perhaps after many years".[1] A specimen at the Arborvillage Nursery was less than 3 ft (0.91 m) after 3 years.[1]
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'Dwarf Weeper' at Grange Farm Arboretum
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]
Restricted to North America; the only known introduction to Europe, is at the Grange Farm Arboretum, England.
Putative specimen[edit]
A notably pendulous small-leaved elm in the JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, North Carolina (2019), labelled Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Pendula', 'Weeping small-leaved elm', has U. pumila-type fruit and is indistinguishable in leaf and form from U. pumila 'Dwarf Weeper'. The arboretum acquired other specimen trees from Arborvillage Nursery, Holt, Missouri.[3]
Accessions[edit]
- Europe
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK. Acc. No. 521
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Arborvillage Nursery Catalog 2005-6
- ^ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Pendula', 'Weeping small-leaved elm', JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, North Carolina