Beaverlodge (elm cultivar)

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Ulmus americana
Cultivar
Beaverlodge
Origin
Morden, Manitoba, Canada

The American Elm U. americana cultivar Beaverlodge was selected as a seedling in 1925 at the Experimental Station, Morden, Manitoba, for its hardiness and vigour. It has an upright, moderately spreading canopy. It is not known whether the tree remains in cultivation.

[edit] Etymology

The tree is named for the Beaverlodge Experimental Farm, whence it was introduced in 1954.

[edit] References

  • Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
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