The Chinese Elm cultivar ''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Garden City Clone' was raised in Kansas. The champion tree was 18 m tall in 1993; however, the name 'Garden City Clone' is not officially recognized.

Description

Not available.

Cultivation

Laboratory tests at

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

found the tree was hardy down to a temperature of -30° C (−22° F).Rajashekar, C, Pair, J. & Shelton, M. (1996). Hardiness of Lacebark Elm Selections. ''1996 Woody Ornamentals Evaluation'', Kansas State University

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

Pests and diseases

The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the Elm Leaf Beetle '' Xanthogaleruca luteola''.

Synonymy

*'Garden City'

Accessions

North America

Dawes Arboretum The Dawes Arboretum is a nonprofit arboretum located in Newark, Ohio. It includes nearly of plant collections, gardens and natural areas. The site includes approximately 12 miles (19 km) of hiking trails and roadways for a four-mile (6&nbs ...

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Newark, Ohio, Newark, Ohio, US. 1 tree, no acc. details available. * Morton Arboretum, US. Acc. no. 173–2004, as ''Ulmus'' 'Garden City'.

Europe

* Grange Farm Arboretum, Lincolnshire, UK. Acc. no. 1272, as ''Ulmus'' 'Garden City'.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070222232826/http://redwood.mortonarb.org/PageBuilder?cid=2&qid= Morton Arboretum Catalogue 2006 Chinese elm cultivar Ulmus articles missing images Ulmus {{Ulmaceae-stub