Pioneer (elm hybrid)
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The elm hybrid U. x hollandica Pioneer is an American development arising from the crossing of two European species, the Wych Elm U. glabra and the Smooth-leaved Elm U. minor subsp. minor. It is very fast growing and distinguished by a dense, globular crown casting a heavy shade. Its resistance to Dutch elm disease is somewhat less than other American hybrids, and it was omitted from the trials in eastern Arizona conducted by the Northern Arizona University.
Pioneer has had a very limited introduction to Europe, featuring in street tree trials in several Dutch cities in the late 1990s.
[edit] References
- Burdekin, D. A. & Rushforth, K. D. (Revised by Webber J. F. 1996). Elms resistant to Dutch elm disease. Arboricultural Research Note 2/96. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Alice Holt, Farnham, UK.
- Santamour, J., Frank, S. & Bentz, S. (1995). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture, 21:3 (May 1995), 121-131. International Society of Arboriculture, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
[edit] External links
- http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/programs/nursery/metria/metria11/warren/elm.htm Warren, K., J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. (2002). The Status of Elms in the Nursery Industry in 2000.
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