Hokkaido (elm cultivar)

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The Chinese Elm U. parvifolia cultivar Hokkaido is a dwarf variety relatively common in commercial cultivation on both sides of the Atlantic. An older cultivar of Japanese origin, it has been considered "too small for common size bonsai" (Valavanis, 1982).

Contents 1 Arboreta etc. accessions 1.1 North America 1.2 Europe 2 Nurseries 2.1 North America 2.2 Europe 3 Synonymy 4 References

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

• Denver Botanic Gardens. No details available.
• Holden Arboretum, acc. no. L-98-506
• New York Botanical Garden, acc. no. 1385/96

[edit] Europe

• Sir Harold Hillier Gardens,UK, acc. no. 2005.0996
• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, acc. no. 19772625
• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (as cv. Pygmaea) acc. nos. 1983-5054, 1984-3631
• Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley. No details available.

[edit] Nurseries

[edit] North America

• ForestFarm [1], Williams, Oregon.
• North American Plants [2], Lafayette, Oregon.

[edit] Europe

(Widely available)

[edit] Synonymy

• Microphylla: Anon.
• Pygmaea: U. parvifolia Pygmaea, name in synonymy

[edit] References

• Santamour, F. S. & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture, 21(3): May, 1995.
• Valavanis, W. N. (1982). Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc. 32: 502-508, 1982.