Ulmus americana 'Brandon'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus americana"
cultivar = 'Brandon'
origin = Lacombe Nurseries, Alberta, Canada

'Brandon' is a cultivar of the American Elm "Ulmus americana", raised by Lacombe Nurseries, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, before 1969; it may be synonymous with another cultivar from the same source, known as 'Patmore'.

Description

'Brandon' (or 'Patmore') differs from most American Elms in possessing a smaller, more compact form bearing coarsely-toothed foliage. The tree performed very well in government trials [http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/opp4055?opendocument] in Alberta, Canada, emerging as 'Highly Recommended'.

Pests and diseases

'Brandon' is not resistant to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

The tree remains common across the Prairie Provinces (Alberta is free of Dutch elm disease and other malaises typical of the American Elm). 'Brandon' also remains in cultivation in the city of Bozeman, Montana, where it is prized as an amenity tree by the Forestry Division [http://www.bozeman.net/forestry/cost_share_program.aspx] , and in California. The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.

ynonymy

*'Brandon Ascending': "Proc. 27th Ann. Mtg. Western Canad. Soc. Hort.", Manitoba,, 1971, as Brandon Ascending, from Patmore Nurseries, Brandon, Manitoba.
*?'Patmore': Anon.

Accessions

None known.

Nurseries

*Foothills Nurseries [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.foothillslandscaping.ca/Reference/Graphics/Elm2a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.foothillslandscaping.ca/Reference/Pages/Elm2a.htm&h=300&w=225&sz=41&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=btXvDw_BmA8VNM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3DUlmus%2Bamericana%2Bvase%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG] , California, USA
*Jeffries Nurseries [http://www.jeffriesnurseries.com/] , Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

External links

*http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/p425dutchelm-resistant.html Bevacqua, K. J. "Dutch elm resistant cultivars".