''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'BSNUPF (selling name ) is a

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, Vietnam,Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002)Ulmaceae in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of Chi ...

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, cloned from a chance seedling at Bold Spring Nursery, Bold Spring, Georgia. Patented in 2007, it was raised by John Barbour of Athena Trees,

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Description

is distinguished by its fastigiate form, growing tall by only wide, with leaves larger and darker than the typ

Pests and diseases

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

Xanthogaleruca luteola ''Xanthogaleruca luteola'', commonly known as the elm-leaf beetle, is a beetle species in the family Chrysomelidae that is native to Europe but invasive in other parts of the world.http://cisr.ucr.edu/elm_leaf_beetle.html - Center for Invasive ...

''. Damage caused by the

Japanese Beetle The Japanese beetle (''Popillia japonica'') is a species of Scarabaeidae, scarab beetle. Due to the presence of Predation, natural predators, the Japanese beetle is not considered a pest in its native Japan, but in North America and some region ...

is relatively slight.Brady, C., Condra, J., & Potter, D. (2008) Resistance of Landscape-suitable Elm (Ulmus spp.) Cultivars to Japanese Beetle, Leaf Miners, and Gall Makers. ''2008 Research Report, Nursery & Landscape Program'', pp 15, 16. University of Kentucky.

Cultivation

is reputedly fast growing on well-drained soil. The tree has been selected for inclusion in the

National Elm Trial The National Elm Trial was an American volunteer effort to evaluate a range of newly developed elm cultivars as replacements for elms destroyed by Dutch elm disease. The Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences coordinated the ...

coordinated by

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. An avenue of some twenty elms stands before Matthews Hall,

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(lining North University Street),

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. Chinese elms, North University Street, West Lafayette, Indiana - Google Maps, July 2023, access date 13 January 2025
/ref> The cultivar was introduced to the UK by Golden Hill Plants, Morden, Kent, in 2010, but discontinued owing to poor sales.

Nurseries

*Commercial Nursery,

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, US.

Accessions

None known.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154215/http://treehealth.agsci.colostate.edu/research/nationalelmtrial/NET_Cultivars.htm National Elm Trial coordinated by Colorado State University. Chinese elm cultivar Ulmus articles missing images Ulmus {{Ulmaceae-stub