Augustine (elm cultivar)

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The American Elm U. americana cultivar Augustine is a fastigiate tree originally selected in Bloomington, Illinois, in 1927. It has proven particularly susceptible to Dutch elm disease, exhibiting 36 % crown dieback in one year after inoculation with the disease's causal fungus. The tree was formerly known as Augustine Ascending.

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• • Townsend, A. M., Bentz, S. E., and Douglass L. W. (2005). Evaluation of 19 American Elm Clones for Tolerance to Dutch Elm Disease. Journal of Environmental Horticulture, March 2005, Horticultural Research Institute, Washington, D.C.