Ulmus parvifolia 'Golden Rey'

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Ulmus parvifolia 'Golden Rey'
Species Ulmus parvifolia
Cultivar 'Golden Rey'
OriginUS

The Chinese elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Golden Rey' is an American clone selected by Oklahoma City nurseryman Bruce Rey in the late 1980s from a chance nursery seedling, and patented by him in 1990. [1] [2]

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Description

Chiefly distinguished by its leaves that emerge a uniform light yellow, maturing to chartreuse with touches of salmon pink, and by its spreading dome shape. [2] The exfoliating bark is a mottled mix of grey, orange and brown. [3]

Pests and diseases

The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola . [4]

Cultivation

The cultivar has been much planted in Oklahoma City. [2] 'Golden Rey' is not known to be in cultivation beyond the United States.

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Accessions

Nurseries

North America

References

  1. ↑ American Nurseryman, 175 (4): 62, 1992
  2. 1 2 3 4 The National Gardening Association Plant Database, U. parvifolia 'Golden Rey', garden.org/plants
  3. ↑ Santamour, Frank S.; Bentz, Susan E. (May 1995). "Updated Checklist of Elm (Ulmus) Cultivars for use in North America". Journal of Arboriculture. 21 (3): 122–131. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ↑ U. parvifolia 'Golden Rey', Juniper Level Botanic Gardens, Raleigh, North Carolina, planted 1989; photograph 2024
  6. ↑ U. parvifolia 'Golden Rey', J.C. Raulston Arboretum, jcra.ncsu.edu


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