''Ulmus pumila'' 'Dropmore'
| Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' | |
|---|---|
_1954_and_Ulmus_pumila_'DROPMORE'_1954_The_UW_Madison_Arboretum_1987.06.18.jpg) Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' (right), Ulmus 'Fremont' (U. pumila x U. rubra) (left), 1987 | |
| Species | Ulmus pumila |
| Cultivar | 'Dropmore' |
| Origin | US |
The Siberian Elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' was grown from seed collected by F. L. Skinner, of Dropmore, Manitoba, in Harbin, China.
Description
'Dropmore' is a fast-growing bushy form producing small leaves.
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Putative 'Dropmore', Tenatry Down Road, Brighton.jpg)
Leaves of same
Pests and diseases
See under Ulmus pumila.
Cultivation
The tree remains in commercial cultivation in the United States. Considered cold-hardy well into Canada , it did not perform well in the hot, arid, climate of Holbrook as part of the elm trials in conducted by the Northern Arizona University . One specimen was planted in the UK circa 1960, and remains in good health (2008).
Accessions
- North America
- Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. No acc. details.
- Morton Arboretum. Acc. no. 883–85
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, Acc. details not known
- Europe
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG Elm Collection.[1] UK champion: Tenantry Down Road, Brighton, 17 m high, 50 cm d.b.h. in 1994, (planted 1960).[2]
Nurseries
- North America
- Lee Nursery Inc. , Fertile, Minnesota
- Lincoln Oakes , Bismarck, North Dakota.
References
- ↑ "List of plants in the {elm} collection". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Owen (ed.) (2003). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. Whittet Press, ISBN 978-1-873580-61-5.
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