King's Choice (elm cultivar)
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The Chinese Elm U. parvifolia cultivar King's Choice is one of the early American selections, best known for its winter hardiness, able to withstand temperatures of - 30 Celsius. Bushy in shape, its leaves turn yellow in autumn, but the cultivar lacks the attractive mottled bark for which the species is renown. Patented in 1985, it was named for Benjamin J. King, who made the original selection at King's Men Tree Farms, Hampstead, Maryland. The tree featured in the elm trials [1] conducted by Northern Arizona University at Holbrook, eastern Arizona.
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[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions
[edit] North America
- Arnold Arboretum 287-95
- Holden Arboretum 92-94
[edit] Europe
None known.
[edit] Nurseries
None known.
[edit] Synonymy
None.
[edit] References
- HortScience, Vol. 26: 290-292 (1991).
- Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture, 21(3): May, 1995.
