''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'A. Ross Central Park (selling name ) is a
Chinese elm cultivar that is probably the hardiest in cultivation and was patented in 1989 by David F. Karnosky.
The original tree grew near the entrance to
Central Park, at the junction of
Fifth Avenue
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and
72nd Street in the
Upper East Side of
Manhattan in
New York City, and died in the 1990s aged over 100 years. The cloning project was initiated in 1976 by the
Arthur Ross Foundation, and executed by the School of Forestry and Wood Products,
Michigan Technological University
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,
Houghton.
Description
is a medium-size tree rarely exceeding in height, with a broad, rounded crown. The leaves are glossy green, turning yellow in autumn. The mottled bark, its colour ranging from greyish orange to greyish brown, is considered comparatively dull by some.
[Grimshaw, J. & Bayton, R. (2009). ''New Trees - Recent Introductions to cultivation''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. ]
Pests and diseases
The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to
Dutch elm disease, and completely unaffected by the elm leaf beetle ''
Xanthogaleruca luteola''.
Cultivation
is not known to be in cultivation beyond
North America
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.
Synonymy
*'Across Central Park': Dirr, M. A. & Richards, A. E. (1989), ''Amer. Nurseryman'', 169 (3), 1989, in error.
Etymology
The cultivar name is for
Arthur Vining Ross.
Accessions
North America
*
Chicago Botanic Garden,
Glencoe,
Illinois, US. No details available.
*
New York Botanical Garden, US. Acc. nos. 301/92, 4732/95
Nurseries
North America
*
*Sun Valley Garden Centr
Eden Prairie
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,
Minnesota, US.
References
External links
*http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/cultivars/ulmus_parvifolia.htm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' cultivar list.
*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.
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