''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'BSNUPF (selling name ) is a
Chinese Elm cultivar that was raised by John Barbour of Athena Trees,
Monroe,
Georgia.
Description
is distinguished by its fastigiate form, growing tall by only wide, with leaves larger and darker than the typ
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''.
Damage caused by the
Japanese Beetle is relatively slight.
[Brady, C., Condra, J., & Potter, D. (2008) Resistance of Landscape-suitable Elm (Ulmus spp.) Cultivars to Japanese Beetle, Leaf Miners, and Gall Makers. ''2008 Research Report, Nursery & Landscape Program'', pp 15, 16. University of Kentucky.]
Cultivation
is reputedly fast growing on well-drained soil. The tree has been selected for inclusion in the
National Elm Trial
The National Elm Trial was an American volunteer effort to evaluate a range of newly developed elm cultivars as replacements for elms destroyed by Dutch elm disease. The Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences coordinated the tri ...
coordinated by
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
. The cultivar was introduced to the
UK by Golden Hill Plants, Morden, Kent, in 2010, but discontinued owing to poor sales.
Nurseries
*Commercial Nursery,
Decherd, Tennessee
Decherd is a city in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,246 at the 2000 census and 2,361 at the 2010 census.
History
Peter Decherd came to the area in 1831 from Franklin County, Virginia and set up a plantation. In t ...
, US.
Accessions
None known.
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154215/http://treehealth.agsci.colostate.edu/research/nationalelmtrial/NET_Cultivars.htm National Elm Trial coordinated by Colorado State University.
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