Discovery (elm cultivar)

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The Japanese Elm Ulmus davidiana var. japonica cultivar Discovery is a very tough, cold-resistant selection from Canada. It was raised along with Freedom in the 1980s by Dr Wilbert Ronald, of Jeffries Nurseries Ltd. and Rick Durand of Shade Consulting Services, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It has an oval form, with vase-shaped branching, supporting dark green foliage turning yellow in autumn. The tree grows to over 15 m in height, with a spread of much the same dimension. It is resistant to Dutch elm disease and elm leaf beetle.

The tree is not known to be in cultivation in Europe or Australasia.

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• 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.