Triumph (elm hybrid)

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The elm cultivar Triumph ™ was originally known as 'Charisma' until it was realized that name had already been registered for another plant. Derived from a crossing of two hybrids grown at the Morton Arboretum, Accolade ™ and Vanguard ™, Triumph ™ has a good upright form with strong branches bearing glossy, deep-green foliage. However, whilst its resistance to Dutch elm disease is high, it is moderately susceptible to elm-leaf beetle and Japanese beetle. The tree, under its original name of Charisma, featured in the elm trials [1] conducted by Northern Arizona University at Holbrook, eastern Arizona. Triumph ™ is being promoted by the Chicagoland Grows corporation in the USA, but 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 Warren, K., J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. (2002). The Status of Elms in the Nursery Industry in 2000.
• http://www.mortonarb.org/plantinfo/plantclinic/phc/New-Elms-For-The-Landscape.pdf. Miller, F. (2002). New elms for the landscape and urban forest.