Ulmus americana 'Ascendens'

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Ulmus americana
Cultivar
'Ascendens'
Origin
Seneca Park, Rochester, New York

The American Elm Ulmus americana cultivar 'Ascendens' has small, fastigiate lateral branches forming a narrow, oval head [1]. The tree is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.

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[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

Arnold Arboretum, acc. no. 140-61.

[edit] Etymology

Named in 1927 for a tree grown in Seneca Park, Rochester, New York.

[edit] References

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