The
Chinese Elm
''Ulmus parvifolia'', commonly known as the Chinese elm or lacebark elm, is a species native to eastern Asia, including China, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002)Ulmaceae in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of ...
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...
''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Hokkaido' is an older cultivar of Japanese origin.
Description
A dwarf variety with small green leaves, and with corky bark in older specimens.
[''Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs'' (2002), p.370. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK] 'Hokkaido' has been considered "too small for common size bonsai".
[Valavanis, W. N. (1982). ''Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc.'' 32: 502-508, 1982.]
Cultivation
'Hokkaido' is relatively common in commercial cultivation on both sides of the
Atlantic
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Synonymy
* 'Microphylla': Anon.
* ''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Pygmaea', name in synonymy
Accessions
North America
*
Denver Botanic Gardens
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, US. No details available.
*Holden Arboretum, US. Acc. no. L-98-506
*New York Botanical Garden, US. Acc. no. 1385/96
Europe
*Cambridge Botanic Garden]
University of Cambridge, UK. No details available.
*National Botanic Garden
Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Location AY
*Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK. Acc. no. 19772625
*Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK. (as cv. 'Pygmaea'). Acc. nos. 1983-5054, 1984-3631
*Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley, UK. No details available.
*Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire, UK. Acc. no. 2005.0996
*Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Acc. no. 850208
Nurseries
North America
*ForestFar
Williams, Oregon, Williams, Oregon, US.
*North American Plant
Lafayette, Oregon, Lafayette, Oregon, US.
Europe
(Widely available)
References
Chinese elm cultivar
Ulmus
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