''Ulmus'' 'Revera' is an American

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raised by the

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(WARF) as selection '1193-3' which, like 'Reperta', was derived from a crossing of 'Regal' (female parent) with a crossing of ''

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'' and the hybrid ''

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'' × ''Ulmus davidiana'' var. ''japonica''.

Description

Not available.

Pests and diseases

'Revera' has a resistance to

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Cultivation

The tree was registered in 1993 as 'Revera' by Conrad Appel KG, of

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, Germany, but has yet to be commercially released in either the United States or Europe.

Accessions

Not known.

References

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