Ulmus alata 'Lace Parasol'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus alata"
cultivar = 'Lace Parasol'

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image_caption = Lace Parasol aged 14 years (height < 60 cm), Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK
origin = North Carolina, USAThe Winged Elm "Ulmus alata" cultivar 'Lace Parasol' [http://www.virtualplanttags.com/img/.jpg?pl=39284&pr=1&size=3&r=43] was found by a North Carolina nurseryman growing in local woods. Removed to his yard, it remained there until his death, when it was removed again to the North Carolina State Arboretum in Raleigh by J. C. Raulston Upchurch, B. (1999). Ulmus alata 'Lace Parasol'. "American Nurseryman", Nov. 1, 1999, p. 122. Chicago.] .

Description

'Lace Parasol' is a very slow-growing, rounded, weeping form. The original tree is now over 50 years old, but remains only 10 ft (3 m.) in height and spread, resembling a mature "Acer palmatum" but with an ornamental bark Dirr, M. A. (2002). "Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates", Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, USA. ISBN 0-88192-525-X] .

Pests and diseases

Owing to its diminutive height, the tree is unattractive to the Scolytus beetles that act as vectors of Dutch elm disease and therefore unlikely to become infected.

Cultivation

The specimen at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in southern England had attained a height of only 60 cm 14 years after it was planted in the Winter Garden. The foliage turns a vivid yellow in autumn. Trees raised for sale are usually grafts on either "U. alata" or "U. parvifolia".

Accessions

North America

*Brookside Gardens acc. no. 98-258
*North Carolina State University Arboretum see text
*Scott Arboretum acc. no. 2003-172

Europe

*Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK, acc. no. 1994.0634

Nurseries

North America

*Foothills Nursery [http://www.foothillsnursery.com/trees.htm] , Mt. Airy, North Carolina
*PendulousPlants [http://www.pendulousplants.com/catalog_d-z.htm] , Horse Shoe, North Carolina

Europe

None known.

References