Cultivar 'Lake City' | Origin USA | |
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The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Lake City' was first described by Wyman in Trees Magazine 3 (4): 13, 1940.
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Description
The tree has an upright habit, wide at the top and narrow at the base.
Pests and diseases
The clone's resistance to Dutch Elm Disease is not known, but the species is highly susceptible to the 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
The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond North America.
North America
References
Ulmus americana 'Lake City' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA