''Ulmus'' × ''mesocarpa''

Ulmus × mesocarpa
Hybrid parentage U. macrocarpa × U. davidiana var. japonica
Origin Korea

The natural hybrid elm Ulmus × mesocarpa M. Kim & S. Lee is a cross of Ulmus macrocarpa with Japanese Elm Ulmus davidiana var. japonica discovered on Seoraksan (Mount Sorak) near the city of Sokcho on the eastern coast of South Korea. The tree is endemic to the provinces of Gangwon-do, Injegun, Bukmyeon, Yongdaeri, and Baekdamsa.[1]

Description

A small tree < 5 m high, typically intermediate between its parents, the generally obovate leaves 78 cm long, asymmetric at the base, with apices acuminate to caudate and an average of 31 teeth. The petioles are 68 mm long. The obovate samarae are < 20 mm long by 16 mm wide.[1]

Pests and diseases

Not known.

Cultivation

Now in cultivation in the US and UK.

Synonymy

  • Ulmus davidiana var. japonica f. suberosa Nakai

Accessions

North America
Europe

Nurseries

Europe


References

  1. 1 2 Kim, Muyeol & Lee, Sangtae (1989). Korean J. Pl. Taxon. 19(1), 3178 (in Korean) (1989)



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