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Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore'

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Cultivar
  
'Dropmore'

Origin
  
USA

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Ulmus pumila 'Poort Bul, Ulmus minor 'Propendens', Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens', Ulmus minor 'Schuurhoek', Ulmus 'Recerta'

The Siberian Elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' [1] was grown from seed collected by F. L. Skinner, of Dropmore, Manitoba, in Harbin, China.

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Description

'Dropmore' is a fast-growing bushy form producing small leaves.

Pests and diseases

See under Ulmus pumila.

Cultivation

The tree remains in commercial cultivation in the United States. Considered cold-hardy well into Canada [2], 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 [3]. One specimen was planted in the UK circa 1960, and remains in good health (2008).

Accessions

North America
  • Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, 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. UK champion: Tenantry Down Road, Brighton, 17 m high, 50 cm d.b.h. in 1994, (planted 1960).

    • Nurseries

    North America
  • Lee Nursery Inc. [4], Fertile, Minnesota
  • Lincoln Oakes [5], Bismarck, North Dakota.

    • References

    Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' Wikipedia
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