The Chinese Elm cultivar ''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Catlin' is a dwarf variety specifically raised as a bonsai plant by John Catlin, La Canada, California, circa 1950.

Description

The leaves are very small, < 12 mm long, and can remain evergreen on pot grown plants in California.Barrett, J. R., (1980), ''Intern. Bonsai'', 2(3): 11, 1980.

Cultivation

The cultivar is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.

Accessions

North America

* Brooklyn Botanic Gardenbr>
, New York City, New York, US. Acc. no. 900380. * New York Botanical Garden, US. Acc. no. 1133/89 * U S National Arboretumbr>
Washington, D.C., US. Acc. no. 64443.

Nurseries

North America

*Japan Nurser

US.

References

External links

* http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/multisite/multisite3.php Multi-site search engine Chinese elm cultivar Flora of China Garden plants of Asia Plants used in bonsai Ulmus articles missing images Ulmus {{Ulmaceae-stub