Ulmus alata 'Lace Parasol'

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Ulmus alata
Lace Parasol aged 14 years (height < 60 cm), Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK
Cultivar
'Lace Parasol'
Origin
North Carolina, USA

The Winged Elm Ulmus alata cultivar 'Lace Parasol' [1] is a slow-growing, rounded, weeping form found by a North Carolina nurseryman growing in woods. Removed to his yard, it remained there until his death, when it was removed again to the North Carolina State Arboretum in Raleigh by J. C. Raulston. The tree is now over 50 years old, but remains only 10 ft (3 m.) in height and spread, resembling a mature Acer palmatum but with an ornamental bark ^[1].

The specimen at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in southern England had attained a height of < 1 m 14 years after it was planted in the Winter Garden. The foliage turns a vivid yellow in autumn. Trees raised for sale are usually grafts on either U. alata or U. parvifolia.

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

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

• Brookside Gardens acc. no. 98-258
• North Carolina State University Arboretum see text
• Scott Arboretum acc. no. 2003-172

[edit] Europe

• Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK, acc. no. 1994.0634

[edit] Nurseries

[edit] North America

• Foothills Nursery [2], Mt. Airy, North Carolina
• PendulousPlants [3], Horse Shoe, North Carolina

[edit] Europe

None known.

[edit] References