Ulmus americana 'L'Assomption'

Ulmus americana 'L'Assomption'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus americana"
cultivar = 'L'Assomption'
origin = L'Assomption Experimental Station, Quebec, CanadaThe American Elm "Ulmus americana" cultivar 'L'Assomption' was selected from seedlings grown from X-irradiated seed at the eponymous experimental station in Quebec before 1965 Ouellet, C-E., & Pomerleau, R., (1965). "Canad. J. Bot." 43:85-96, 1965.] Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E., (1965). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. "Journal of Arboriculture", 21(3): May, 1995.] .

Description

'L'Assomption' is a very slow-growing tree.

Pests and diseases

The tree is "highly resistant" to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond Canada.

Accessions

North America

*Morden Arboretum, Morden, Canada, acc. no. 65-0328 (two trees received 1970 from the Forest Research Laboratory in Sillary, Quebec).

References


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