Ulmus americana 'Littleford'
- Ulmus americana 'Littleford'
Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus americana"
cultivar = 'Littleford'
origin = Sherman Nursery, Charles City, Iowa, USAThe American Elm "Ulmus americana" cultivar 'Littleford' is an older cultivar originally cloned from a tree in Hinsdale circa 1915 and first released in 1927.
Description
The tree is narrowly vase-shaped with larger and heavier leaves.
Pests and diseases
No information available.
Cultivation
'Littleford' was marketed by the Sherman Nursery, Charles City, Iowa, as late as 1957, it is no longer listed by that emporium or any other. [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] ] . The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.]ynonymy
*"Ulmus americana" var. "Littlefordii": Bailey & Bailey, "Hortus Second," 746, 747, 1941.
Accessions
;North America
*Morton Arboretum, acc. no. 862-43.
References
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