Ulmus 'Kansas Hybrid'

Ulmus 'Kansas Hybrid'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus"
cultivar = 'Kansas Hybrid'
origin = USAThe possible Siberian Elm "Ulmus pumila" hybrid cultivar 'Kansas Hybrid' was raised by the Kansas Nursery Co., Salina, Kansas in the 1920s from a seedling exhibiting hybrid characteristics, and maintained by grafting. The inclusion of the word "hybrid" is considered to render the cultivar name invalid Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. "Journal of Arboriculture", 21(3): May, 1995.] .

Description

The tree was described as having an upright branching habit, and dark, shiny leaves the same size as "U. americana" 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

'Kansas Hybrid' had not (by 1995) been widely tested for resistance to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

Fast growing, 'KH' was also reputed to be cold and drought resistant. The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.

Accessions

;North America
*Arnold Arboretum, acc. no. 362-63, no provenance data available.

References


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