Nana (dwarf Wych Elm)

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The dwarf Wych Elm Nana rarely exceeds 5 m in height, but is often broader. A very slow growing shrub, the specimen at Kew was described by Elwes & Henry (1913) as 'a slow-growing hemispherical bush that has not increased appreciably in size for many years'. In the UK, specimens are grown at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and the Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Wisley. Elsewhere in Europe it is grown at the University Botanic Gardens Copenhagen. In North America it is represented by a single specimen at the Arnold Arboretum.

A variety simply named 'Bush' was advertized in the American Plant Buyer's Guide of 1949 without further description, and is assumed to be Nana.

[edit] References

• Bean, W. J. (1981). Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain, 7th edition. Murray, London.
• Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication [1]
• White, J. & More, D. (2003) Trees of Britain & Northern Europe. Cassell's, London.