Ulmus parvifolia 'A. Ross Central Park'

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Ulmus parvifolia
Cultivar
'A. Ross Central Park' Central Park Splendor TM
Origin
New York, USA

The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia cultivar 'A. Ross Central Park' (Central Park Splendor TM) is a medium size tree rarely exceeding 13 m in height, with a broad, rounded crown. The leaves are glossy green, turning yellow in autumn. The mottled bark ranges from greyish orange to greyish brown. The original tree in Central Park is over 100 years old. The cultivar is probably the hardiest in cultivation and was patented in 1989 by David F. Karnosky ^[1]. The cultivar is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.

Contents 1 Arboreta etc. accessions 1.1 North America 2 Nurseries 2.1 North America 3 Etymology 4 Synonymy 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

• Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois. No details available.
• New York Botanical Garden acc. nos. 301/92, 4732/95

[edit] Nurseries

[edit] North America

• J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. [1], Boring, Oregon

[edit] Etymology

The tree is named for Arthur Vining Ross.

[edit] Synonymy

• Across Central Park: Dirr, M. A. & Richards, A. E. (1989), Amer. Nurseryman, 169 (3), 1989, in error for A. Ross. Central Park.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/cultivars/ulmus_parvifolia.htm Ulmus parvifolia cultivar list.
• http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/programs/nursery/metria/metria11/warren/elm.htm Return of the Elm - the status of elms in the nursery industry in 2000. Warren, K., J. Frank Schmidt and Co.