The

American elm ''Ulmus americana'', generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees can live for several hundred years. It is a very hardy species that can ...

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''Ulmus americana'' 'Brandon' was raised by Lacombe Nurseries Lacombe Nurseries, (1969). ''Lacombe Nurseries, Spring 1969 Catalog.'' p.6. Lacombe, Alberta.

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, Canada, before 1969; it may be synonymous with another cultivar from the same source known as 'Patmore', selected and raised by R. H. Patmore from a native tree in

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

Description

'Brandon' (or 'Patmore') differs from most American Elms in possessing a smaller, more compact form bearing coarsely-toothed foliage. The tree performed very well in government trials in

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, Canada, emerging as 'Highly Recommended'. Stephen Avenue facing west..JPG, 'Brandon' elms, Stephen Avenue Mall, Calgary

Pests and diseases

'Brandon' is highly susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease. The species as a whole is susceptible to Elm Yellows; it is also moderately preferred for feeding and reproduction by the adult Elm Leaf Beetle ''

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'',Miller, F. and Ware, G. (2001). Resistance of Temperate Chinese Elms (Ulmuss spp.) to Feeding of the Adult Elm Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). ''Journal of Economic Entomology'' 94 (1): 162-166. 2001. Entom. Soc.of America. and highly preferred for feeding by the Japanese Beetle ''

Popillia japonica The Japanese beetle (''Popillia japonica'') is a species of scarab beetle. Due to the presence of natural predators, the Japanese beetle is not considered a pest in its native Japan, but in North America and some regions of Europe, it is a no ...

'' Miller, F., Ware, G. and Jackson, J. (2001). Preference of Temperate Chinese Elms (Ulmuss spp.) for the Feeding of the Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). ''Journal of Economic Entomology'' 94 (2). pp 445-448. 2001. Entom. Soc.of America. in the United States. ''U. americana'' is also the most susceptible of all the elms to

verticillium wilt Verticillium wilt is a wilt disease affecting over 350 species of eudicot plants. It is caused by six species of '' Verticillium'' fungi: ''V. dahliae'', ''V. albo-atrum'', ''V. longisporum'', ''V. nubilum'', ''V. theobr ...

.Pegg, G. F. & Brady, B. L. (2002). ''Verticillium Wilts''. CABI Publishing.

Cultivation

The tree remains common across the

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(Alberta is free of Dutch elm disease and other malaises typical of the American Elm). 'Brandon' also remains in cultivation in the city of

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, where it is prized as an amenity tree by the Forestry Division, and in

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. The tree is not known to have been introduced to

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Synonymy

*'Brandon Ascending': ''Proc. 27th Ann. Mtg. Western Canad. Soc. Hort.'', Manitoba, 1971, as Brandon Ascending, from Patmore Nurseries, Brandon, Manitoba. *?'Patmore': Anon.

Accessions

None known.

Nurseries

*Foothills Nurseries,

, US. *Jeffries Nurseries,

Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...

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, Canada *Sun Valley Garden Centre,

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, US

References

External links

Bevacqua, K. J. ''Dutch elm resistant cultivars''.
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