Biology:Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla'
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Short description: Elm cultivar
| Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus parvifolia |
| Cultivar | 'Yarralumla' |
| Origin | Australia |
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla' is a cultivar raised by the Yarralumla Nursery in Canberra, Australia.
Description
'Yarralumla' is distinguished by its broad, weeping habit and smooth decorative trunk. Growing to approximately 15 m by 15 m, its foliage in autumn is bright yellow.[1]
Pests and diseases
The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and they are unaffected by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.[2]
Cultivation
The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or North America.
Accessions
Australasia
Nurseries
Australasia
- Metro Trees,[4] Alphington, Victoria, Australia.
- Winter Hill Tree Farm,[5] Canyonleigh, New South Wales, Australia
- Yarralumla Nursery, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australia.
Notes
- ↑ "Deciduous shade trees in Australia". Yarralumla Nursery. http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/53740/Deciduous_shade_trees.pdf.
- ↑ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". http://www.sunshinenursery.com/survey.htm.
- ↑ "Waite Arboretum". University of Adelaide. http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/arboretum/.
- ↑ "Ulmus parvifolia". Metro Trees. http://www.metrotrees.com.au/treehandbook/page-listings/ulmus-parvifolia.html.
- ↑ "Elm-Chinese 'Yarralumla' - Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla'". Winter Hill Tree Farm. http://www.winterhill.com.au/default.asp/id/317/group/9632.
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