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, Vietnam,Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002)Ulmaceae in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of Chi ...
cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...
''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Red Fall' is an American clone selected by S. Bieberich of the Sunshine Nursery,
Clinton, Oklahoma
Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 8,521 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E. Blake, decided to locate a town i ...
, and described in 1993.
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Description
As the name implies, the tree is distinguished by the intense red colouration of its foliage in autumn.[
][Dirr, M. A., ''Nursery Manager'', 9(6): 30–33, 1993.]
Pests and diseases
The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the elm leaf beetle.
References
Chinese elm cultivar
Ulmus
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