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Ulmus parvifolia, commonly known as the Chinese elm [2] or lacebark elm, is a species native to eastern Asia, including China, India, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, [3] Siberia and Kazakhstan. [4] It has been described as "one of the most splendid elms, having the poise of a graceful Nothofagus". [5] Chinese elm as bonsai during spring growing season.
Leaves are around 4 cm long, light green in spring, middle green in summer, turning bright yellow in fall. Tree grows some 20 ft tall and correspondingly wide. Described by Dawes Arboretum as "a fast-growing, tough tree". [1]
A small tree, to 30 or 40 ft tall, with upright, spreading branches, the broad crown developing long, overhanging branchlets when older. [2] The leaves are dark green. [1] 'Drake' is also distinguished by having a bark that begins exfoliating at a relatively young age. [3]
Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF ' (selling name Bosque) is a Chinese Elm cultivar that was found in a field at Moon's Tree Farm, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1993 and raised by Moon's Tree Farm nursery. It was patented in 2000. It is notable for its upright ascending branches. [2]
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.
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The tree is distinguished by its high density branching and dwarf to semi-dwarf size, attaining a height and spread of 2.1 × 1.5 m at five years, with a stem diameter of 4.4 cm. The dense, deep green, foliage on numerous branches affords the tree a rich, full, and rounded appearance.
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer I' or 'Emerald Isle' (trade designation: Athena) was cloned from a tree planted circa 1920 on the University of Georgia campus at Athens. [ 1 ] Description