Ulmus prunifolia
| Ulmus prunifolia | |
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| U. prunifolia foliage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Ulmaceae |
| Genus: | Ulmus |
| Species: | U. prunifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ulmus prunifolia W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu | |
Ulmus prunifolia W. C. Cheng & L. K. Fu, the cherry-leafed elm, is a
endemic only to the province of Hubei
in central eastern China, where it is found at elevations of 1000–1500 m.
Description
The tree can reach < 30 m in height, its bark dark grey and distinctively smooth. The narrow leaves vary in shape from
apetalous flowers are produced on second-year shoots from February; the samarae are oblong - obovate < 20 × 13 mm, and ripen in April - May.[2]
Pests and diseases
U. prunifolia was found to be among the least suitable elms for feeding and reproduction by the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica [3] in the United States.
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Cultivation
U. prunifolia is extremely rare in cultivation; it was one of 12 Chinese species under evaluation by Dr
Dallas Center, Iowa
, died for reasons unknown circa 2006, but several specimens survive elsewhere in the US, and one in Europe (see Accessions). U. prunifolia is in commerce in the UK.
Accessions
- North America
- Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, US. Acc. details not known.
- U S National Arboretum, Washington, D.C., US. Acc. no. 76240.
- Europe
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Lincolnshire, UK. Young (2019) trees from cuttings ex. Morton Arboretum on U. glabra rootstocks. Acc. no. 1090.
Nurseries
- Europe
- Pan-global Plants [3], Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire, UK
References
- ^ "Ulmus prunifolia". Herbarium catalogue. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 October 2016. Sheet labelled Ulmus prunifolia, leaves specimen, Kew
- ^ Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Ulmaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) Flora of China, Vol. 5 (Ulmaceae through Basellaceae). Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. [1]
- S2CID 7520439.
- ^ Dirr, M. (2009). 'Future Tree Selections'. Western, Spring 2009, p.8. Western Nursery & Landscape Association, St Joseph, Missouri.[2]