Ulmus americana 'Beebe's Weeping'
Ulmus americana 'Beebe's Weeping' | |
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Species | Ulmus americana |
Origin | Galena, Illinois, US |
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Description
'Beebe's Weeping' has thick cord-like branches which curve over as they grow, similar to a Weeping Willow, creating a dome of foliage. A very fast growing cultivar, trees planted at Germantown, Philadelphia, were reputed to gain 6 m (20 ft) per annum.[1] Klehm's top-grafted it at about 8 ft. A photograph of the "weeping willow" form of U. americana appears in Laney's 'The Types of the American elm' (1908; figure 6).[4]
Pests and diseases
No specific information available, but the species as a whole is highly susceptible to
Cultivation
Meehan's specimens at Germantown were about 35 ft tall in 1889, with trunks 3.5 ft in girth, suggesting an origins- and planting-date (at 1 inch girth growth a year) of the mid-19th century.[1] A few specimens are known to survive in the United States, mostly in Illinois where the cultivar originated.[citation needed]
A curious 'table top' elm growing in the center of Provo, Utah, planted in 1927 and said to be unique, appears to be less vigorous and more lateral-branched than the cultivar.[9][10]
Etymology
Named for Mr. E. Beebe, discoverer of the tree.
Synonymy
- Ulmus fulva pendula: Meehan, Garden & Forest 2: 286, 1889.
References
- ^ a b c Sargent, Charles Sprague (1889). Garden and Forest. Garden and Forest Publishing Company. p. 286.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Klehm's Nurseries, Season of 1910, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1910, p.12
- ^ Laney, C. C., 'The types of the American elm', The Garden Magazine, April 1908, p.155; trees.umn.edu
- S2CID 42980569.
- S2CID 7520439.
- ^ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ISBN 0-85199-529-2
- ^ 'Utah County working to protect one-of-a-kind tree' ksl.com.news
- ^ jacobbarlow.com/2014/04/01/oldest-weeping-american-elm-provo-ut/ 'Oldest Weeping American Elm, Provo, UT'