Morton Red Tip (Danada Charm)

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Ulmus Morton Red Tip Danada Charm™
Hybrid parentage
U. davidiana var. japonica × U. wilsoniana
Cultivar
Morton Red Tip Danada Charm™
Origin
USA

The elm hybrid cultivar Morton Red Tip Danada Charm™ is another Morton Arboretum selection, derived from an open pollination of the Accolade™ hybrid. The tree has a graceful, vase-shaped habit and its foliage is tinged red on emergence. However, although highly resistant to Dutch elm disease, Danada Charm™ is very susceptible to the elm leaf beetle and Gypsy moth; it is also moderately preferred by cankerworms. The tree is being promoted by the Chicagoland Grows corporation, but is not widely available in the USA. It is not known (2006) to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.

Contents 1 Arboreta etc. accessions 1.1 North America 1.2 Europe 2 Nurseries 3 Etymology 4 Synonymy 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

• Brenton Arboretum, Dallas Center, Iowa. No details available.

[edit] Europe

None known.

[edit] Nurseries

None known.

[edit] Etymology

Danada Charm is named for the Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Foundation which helped sponsor the elm breeding programme at the Morton Arboretum.

[edit] Synonymy

None.

[edit] References

• Guries, R. P. & Smalley, E. B., (1986), Proc. Third Nat. Urban Forestry Conf., pp 214-218, 1986, Orlando, Florida.
• Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture, 21(3): May, 1995.

[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.
• http://www.mortonarb.org/plantinfo/plantclinic/phc/New-Elms-For-The-Landscape.pdf. Miller, F. (2002). New elms for the landscape and urban forest.