Cultivar 'Beebe's Weeping' | Origin Galena, Illinois, USA | |
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Similar Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens', Ulmus minor 'Propendens', Ulmus minor 'Schuurhoek' | ||
The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Beebe's Weeping' was propagated from a tree growing in the wild at Galena, Illinois, by Mr. E. Beebe circa 1889.
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Description
'Beebe's Weeping' has thick cord-like branches which curve over as they grow, similar to a Weeping Willow, creating a dome of foliage. A very fast growing cultivar, trees grown at Germantown, Philadelphia were reputed to gain 6 m (20 ft) per annum.
Pests and diseases
No specific information available, but the species as a whole is highly susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Yellows; it is also moderately preferred for feeding and reproduction by the adult Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola [1], and highly preferred for feeding by the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica [2] [3] in the United States. U. americana is also the most susceptible of all the elms to verticillium wilt.
Cultivation
A few specimens are known to survive in the United States, mostly in Illinois where the cultivar originated.
Notable trees
A curious 'table top' elm growing in the center of Provo, Utah, planted in 1927, may be an example of the cultivar [4]. A single specimen listed in the NCCPG collection at Brighton, England, is now considered to be 'Pendula'.
Etymology
Named for Mr. E. Beebe, discoverer of the tree.