Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus americana"
cultivar = 'Fiorei'
origin = Charles Fiore Nurseries, Prairie View, Illinois, USAThe American Elm "Ulmus americana" cultivar 'Fiorei' was raised by the Charles Fiorei Nurseries [http://www.cjfiore.com/rcat/searchplants.asp?page=1] , Prairie View, Illinois, before 1948, but is no longer listed by the company.
Description
The tree has a narrow form with dense, heavy foliage and a smooth bark [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] ] . ]Pests and diseases
'Fiorei' is not known to be resistant to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
The status of 'Fiorei' in North America is not known. The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.
ynonymy
* "Ulmus americana" 'Fastigiata': Charles Fiore Nurseries, Prairie View, Illinois, Wholesale Cat. p.33, 1959-60. (Latin epithet considered illegitimate as proposed after 1st Jan. 1959).
Accessions
North America
*Arnold Arboretum, acc. no. 1238-61.
References