Ulmus 'Revera' Explained

Ulmus 'Revera'
Hybrid:'Regal' × (U. rubra × (U. pumila × U. davidiana var. japonica))
Genus:Ulmus
Cultivar:'Revera'
Origin:US

Ulmus 'Revera' is an American hybrid cultivar raised by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) as selection '1193-3' which, like 'Reperta', was derived from a crossing of 'Regal' (female parent) with a crossing of Ulmus rubra and the hybrid Ulmus pumila × Ulmus davidiana var. japonica.[1]

Description

Not available.

Pests and diseases

'Revera' has a resistance to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

The tree was registered in 1993 as 'Revera' by Conrad Appel KG, of Darmstadt, Germany, but has yet to be commercially released in either the United States or Europe.

Accessions

Not known.

Notes and References

  1. Santamour . Frank S. . Bentz . Susan E. . May 1995 . Updated Checklist of Elm (Ulmus) Cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture . 21 . 3. 122–131 . 20 June 2016.