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Japanese Elm Japanese elm is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * ''Ulmus davidiana'' var. ''japonica'' *''Zelkova serrata ''Zelkova serrata'' (Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm or keyaki or keaki; ja, 欅 (ケヤキ) keyaki /槻 (ツキ) tsu ...

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''Ulmus davidiana'' var. ''japonica'' 'Discovery' is a cold-resistant selection from Canada, raised along with 'Freedom' in the 1980s by Dr Wilbert Ronald, of Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. and Rick Durrand of Shade Consulting Services,

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Description

Unlike other Japanese Elms, the growth habit of 'Discovery' is symmetrical, upright, and vase-shaped. The leaves are obovate to oval, and slightly smaller than is typical of the species, their colour dark green turning yellow in autumn. The tree grows to over 15 m in height, with a spread of much the same dimension.

Pests and diseases

The tree is resistant to

Dutch elm disease Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles. Although believed to be originally native to Asia, the disease was accidentally introduced into Americas, America ...

and elm leaf beetle ''

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''.

Cultivation

'Discovery' performed very poorly in government trial

in

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, failing completely at five out of six sites. Moreover, the survivors developed a very poor branching pattern requiring pruning to strengthen crotches. 'Discovery' fared better in trials conducted by the

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, which considered it "quite hardy", but the tree was criticized for its comparatively slow growth and need for continued crown thinning when young, the latter factor largely disqualifying it as a street tree.Giblin, C. P. & Gillman, J. H. (2006). ''Elms for the Twin Cities: A Guide for Selection and Maintenance.'' University of Minnesota. Nonetheless, a number of trees have been established in the Minneapolis Parks system. The species does not sucker from roots. 'Discovery' is not known to have been introduced to

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Accessions

North America

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, US. No details available. * Smith College, US. Acc. no. 4703.

Nurseries

North America

*Bailey Nurserie

St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul,

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, US. *Jeffries Nurserie

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, Canada. *Johnson's Nurser

Menomonee Falls,

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, US. *Lee Nursery Inc

Fertile, Minnesota, Fertile, Minnesota, US. *Linder's Garden Cente

St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, US. *Minnesota Valley Nurserie

Shakopee, Minnesota, Shakopee, Minnesota, US. *Patmore Nurser

Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba, US. *Robinson Nurser

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, US. *Sun Valley Garden Centr

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, Minnesota, US.

References

External links

*http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/programs/nursery/metria/metria11/warren/elm.htm Return of the Elm -the status of elms in the nursery industry in 2000. Warren, K., J. Frank Schmidt and Co. {{Elm species, varieties, hybrids, hybrid cultivars and species cultivars , state=collapsed Japanese elm cultivar Ulmus articles missing images Ulmus