Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus parvifolia"
cultivar = 'Hokkaido'
origin = USAThe Chinese Elm "Ulmus parvifolia" cultivar 'Hokkaido' is an older cultivar of Japanese origin.

Description

A dwarf variety, it has been considered "too small for common size bonsai" Valavanis, W. N. (1982). "Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc." 32: 502-508, 1982.] .

Cultivation

'Hokkaido' is relatively common in commercial cultivation on both sides of the Atlantic Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. "Journal of Arboriculture", 21(3): May, 1995. ] .

ynonymy

* 'Microphylla': Anon.
* "Ulmus parvifolia" 'Pygmaea', name in synonymy

Accessions

North America

*Denver Botanic Gardens. No details available.
*Holden Arboretum, acc. no. L-98-506
*New York Botanical Garden, acc. no. 1385/96

Europe

*Cambridge Botanic Garden [http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/] , University of Cambridge, UK, no accession details available.
*National Botanic Gardens [http://www.botanicgardens.ie] , Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland, location AY
*Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, acc. no. 19772625
*Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (as cv. 'Pygmaea') acc. nos. 1983-5054, 1984-3631
*Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley. No details available.
*Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire, UK, acc. no. 2005.0996

Nurseries

North America

*ForestFarm [http://www.forestfarm.com/search/search.asp?aPage=1&index=genus&field-keywords=ulmus&Go.x=8&Go.y=13] , Williams, Oregon
*North American Plants [http://www.naplants.com/elms.htm] , Lafayette, Oregon

Europe

(Widely available)

References