''Ulmus'' 'Rebella' is an American

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raised from a rare crossing of the Chinese Elm ''U. parvifolia'' (female parent) and the American Elm ''U. americana'' by Smalley and Guries of the

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in 1987 as clone 2245-9. Grown under licence by Eisele GmbH,

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, 'Rebella' was released to commerce in

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in 2011.

Description

'Rebella' is a small, slow growing tree with pendent twigs bearing small leaves which can turn brown, red, orange, or yellow in autumn, depending on the weather. Image: Ulmus 'Rebella' leaf.JPG, Leaf & 1 Euro coin. Image: Ulmus Rebella foliage, summer.jpg, Foliage in summer. Image: Ulmus Rebella foliage, autumn.jpg, Foliage in autumn.

Pests and diseases

'Rebella' is very resistant to

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Cultivation

'Rebella' is intended as a garden ornamental;. It is not known to be in commerce in

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Accessions

Europe

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, Spalding, Lincs., UK. Acc. no. 1093. * Wijdemeren City Council,

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, Elm arboretum. 1 planted in cemetery The Hornhof, Slotlaan,

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2015. 10 planted Pieter de Hooghlaan 2019, 3 planted roundabout Oud-Loosdrechtsedijk,

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2019

Nurseries

Europe

*Eisele GmbH

, Germany. *Future Forest

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, Ireland. *Hilliers Nurserie

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, UK. *Noordplant kwekerije

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, Netherlands.

References

Hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus articles with images Ulmus {{Ulmaceae-stub