Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' | |
Species: | Ulmus pumila |
Cultivar: | 'Dropmore' |
Origin: | US |
The Siberian elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/u/ulmpum/ulmpum1.html was grown from seed collected in Harbin, Manchuria, China, by F. L. Skinner, of Dropmore, Manitoba.[1] Green reported (1964) a suggestion to merge the Siberian elm cultivars 'Harbin' and 'Manchu' with 'Dropmore', as all came from the Harbin area.[2] In the event, 'Dropmore' appears to have superseded these earlier cultivars.[3]
The cultivar 'Chinkota' was raised in North Dakota from 'Dropmore' seed.[4]
'Dropmore' is a fast-growing bushy form producing small leaves.
See under Ulmus pumila.
The tree remains in commercial cultivation in the United States. Considered cold-hardy far into Canada http://www.northern.edu/natsource/TREESA1/Siberi1.htm, it did not perform well in the hot, arid, climate of Arizona as part of the elm trials in conducted by the Northern Arizona University at Holbrookhttp://www.for.nau.edu/cms/content/view/512/706/.