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The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Burgundy' was selected for its autumn foliage by Dr Michael Dirr and A. E. Richards from a tree on the University of Georgia campus, and first described in 1990.
The field elm (Ulmus minor) cultivar 'Atinia' , [1] commonly known as the English elm, formerly common elm and horse may, [2] and more lately the Atinian elm, [3] was, before the spread of Dutch elm disease, the most common field elm in central southern England, though not native there, and one of the largest and fastest-growing deciduous trees in Europe.
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 ".
Ulmus americana, generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, [a] is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees can live for several hundred years. It is a very hardy species that can withstand low winter temperatures, but it is affected by Dutch elm disease.
Ulmus pumila, the Siberian elm, is a tree native to Asia.It is also known as the Asiatic elm and dwarf elm, but sometimes miscalled the 'Chinese elm' (Ulmus parvifolia). U. pumila has been widely cultivated throughout Asia, North America, Argentina, and southern Europe, becoming naturalized in many places, notably across much of the United States.
Zelkova (from the Georgian dzelkva, 'stone pillar') is a genus of six species of deciduous trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to southern Europe, and southwest and eastern Asia. They vary in size from shrubs (Z. sicula) to large trees up to 35 m (115 ft) tall (Z. carpinifolia). The bark is smooth, dark brown.
Ulmus rubra, the slippery elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. Other common names include red elm , gray elm , soft elm , moose elm , and Indian elm . Description
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Dynasty' is a United States National Arboretum introduction resulting from a controlled crossing of two trees of Korean origin. [1] First described in 1984, [ 2 ] it is reputed to be very fast-growing.