| Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens' | |
|---|---|
 'Sempervirens' at Huntington Botanic Garden, Pasadena, California (circa 1951). | |
| Species | Ulmus parvifolia |
| Cultivar | 'Sempervirens' |
| Origin | US |
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens' is an American introduction from south China, [1] commonly known by the synonym 'Evergreen'. It was first listed by Bailey & Bailey in Hortus Second, 747, 1941. [2]
Semi-evergreen to evergreen depending on climate, it is described as having a rounded crown and gracefully arching branches bearing deep-green foliage.
The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola . [3]
The tree remains in commercial cultivation in the USA. Wilkinson states that it was cultivated in Florida. [1] It is not known to be in cultivation in Europe or Australasia.
Ulmus 'Frontier' is an American hybrid cultivar, a United States National Arboretum introduction derived from a crossing of the European Field Elm Ulmus minor with the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia in 1971. Released in 1990, the tree is a rare example of the hybridization of spring- and autumn-flowering elms. Tested in the US National Elm Trial coordinated by Colorado State University, 'Frontier' averaged a survival rate of 74% after 10 years.
The American elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Augustine', originally called 'Augustine Ascending', was cloned by Archie M. Augustine of the Augustine Nursery of Bloomington, Illinois, from a nursery seedling planted in 1927 in Normal, Illinois, and found to be columnar in habit.
Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF' is a Chinese Elm cultivar that was raised by Moon's Tree Farm nursery, Atlanta, United States.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Burgundy' is a small American development.
Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer II' or 'Emerald Vase' is a Chinese Elm cultivar that was cloned from a tree planted circa 1910 on the University of Georgia campus at Athens.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer I' or 'Emerald Isle' was cloned from a tree planted circa 1920 on the University of Georgia campus at Athens.
Ulmus parvifolia 'A. Ross Central Park' is a Chinese elm cultivar that is probably the hardiest in cultivation and was patented in 1989 by David F. Karnosky. The original tree grew near the entrance to Central Park, at the junction of Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, and died in the 1990s aged over 100 years. The cloning project was initiated in 1976 by the Arthur Ross Foundation, and executed by the School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University, Houghton.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake' was marketed by the Monrovia Nursery of Azusa, California from 1952 to 1953.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Dynasty' is a United States National Arboretum introduction reputed to be very fast-growing.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Golden Rey' is an American clone patented by B. Rey in 1990.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Hallelujah' is one of three American introductions made circa 1992 that were selected for their cold hardiness. 'Hallelujah' is known to have withstood -37 °C (-35 °F) in Missouri.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Pathfinder' is another development by A. M. Townsend of the USDA National Arboretum registered in 1990.
Ulmus parvifolia 'True Green' is a cultivar of Chinese elm. It features a graceful, rounded head of small deep-green glossy leaves. It is evergreen in the lower south of the United States. It is hardy to Zone 7.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Ohio' was raised by A. M. Townsend at the USDA National Arboretum, and released in 1992.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Frosty', or 'Frosty' lacebark elm, was intended primarily as a dwarf variegated variety. Krüssmann (1976) states that it was raised in Japan.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Geisha' is a dwarf variety, introduced c.1980.
The Siberian elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Hansen' is a little-known American tree, raised from seed collected by the horticulturist and botanist Prof. Niels Hansen during his expedition to eastern Siberia in 1897, and further developed in South Dakota.
The American elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Ascendens', 'Upright American Elm', was cloned c.1910 by Bernard H. Slavin, Superintendent of Parks, Rochester, New York, from a tree growing in Seneca Park, Rochester, and named in 1927 for its narrow oval form.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens' was listed by Rehder in Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 26: 473, 1872 as Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens. The tree originated in California before 1930 from seed received from China.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Elsmo' was released by the USDA Soil Conservation Service, at Elsberry, Missouri, in 1990 as an open-pollinated, seed-propagated cultivar of extremely variable progeny.
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