Ulmus 'Rebella'

Ulmus 'Rebella'
Ulmus 'Rebella', Amsterdam
Genus	Ulmus
Hybrid parentage	U. parvifolia × U. americana
Cultivar	'Rebella'
Origin	US

Ulmus 'Rebella' is an American hybrid cultivar elm raised from a rare crossing of the Chinese Elm U. parvifolia (female parent) and the American Elm U. americana by Smalley and Guries of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in 1987 as clone 2245-9. Grown under licence by Eisele GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 'Rebella' was released to commerce in Europe in 2011. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

'Rebella' is a small, slow growing tree with pendent twigs bearing small leaves which can turn brown, red, orange, or yellow in autumn, depending on the weather. ^[1]

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  Leaf & 1 Euro coin
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  Foliage in summer
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  Foliage in autumn

Pests and diseases

'Rebella' is very resistant to Dutch elm disease. Its name appears to derive from Latin rebellare, 'to offer resistance, to fight back'.

Cultivation

'Rebella' is intended as a garden ornamental;. ^[1] In the Netherlands ten were planted in Pieter de Hooghlaan, Hilversum, and three in Oud-Loosdrechtsedijk, Loosdrecht, in 2019; one stands in The Hornhof cemetery, Slotlaan, Nederhorst den Berg, planted in 2015. The tree is not known to be in commerce in North America or Australasia.

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  'Rebella', winter, Johannes Hilverdinkstraat, Amsterdam (2025)

Accessions

Europe

• Grange Farm Arboretum , Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincs., UK. Acc. no. 1093.
• Wijdemeren City Council, Wijdemeren, Netherlands, Elm arboretum.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
2. Ulmus 'Rebella', resista-ulmen.com