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elm ''Ulmus davidiana'' var. ''japonica'' × ''U. minor'' was raised at the

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Description

The old specimen in the Morton Arboretum, Illinois (2014), is an open-branched tree, more broad than tall, with ascending branches, the bark breaking into shallow vertical plates.

Cultivation

One specimen survives at the Morton Arboretum. The hybrid was cultivated at the Baarn elm research institute, The Netherlands, in the mid-20th century. Sheet labelled ''U. japonica'' × ''Ulmus carpinifolia''; samara and new leaves ; Baarn specimen (1962); Sheet labelled ''U. japonica'' × ''Ulmus carpinifolia''; long and short shoots; Baarn specimen (1962); Sheet labelled ''U. japonica'' × ''Ulmus carpinifolia''; flowers; Baarn specimen (1962); Sheet labelled ''U. japonica'' × ''Ulmus carpinifolia''; Baarn specimen (1962) It is not known to have been introduced to Australasia.

Accessions

;North America *Morton Arboretum, Illinois, US. Acc. no. 2351–24. Raised from seed of the tree at the Arnold Arboretum.

References

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