Central Park Splendor (elm cultivar)
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The Chinese Elm U. parvifolia cultivar Central Park Splendor is a medium size tree rarely exceeding 13 m in height, with a broad, rounded crown. The leaves are glossy green, turning yellow in autumn. The mottled bark ranges from greyish orange to greyish brown. The original tree in Central Park is over 100 years old. The cultivar is probably the hardiest in cultivation. It is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.
[edit] External links
- http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/cultivars/ulmus_parvifolia.htm Ulmus parvifolia cultivar list.
- http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/programs/nursery/metria/metria11/warren/elm.htm Return of the Elm - the status of elms in the nursery industry in 2000. Warren, K., J. Frank Schmidt and Co.
