Ulmus americana 'Star'

Ulmus americana 'Star'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus americana"
cultivar = 'Star'
origin = Plumfield Nurseries, Fremont, Nebraska, USA
The American Elm "Ulmus americana" cultivar 'Star' was a selection made by the Plumfield Nursery, Fremont, Nebraska, circa 1945.

Description

'Star' was cloned from a local tree of compact growth, with a much-branched, globose crown Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. "Arnoldia", Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1605.pdf] ] .

Cultivation

'Star' was first marketed by the Plumfield Nursery (ceased trading circa 1980) in 1957; without any known resistance to Dutch elm disease, it is unlikely the tree remains in cultivation in North America or beyond.

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