Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido'

Ulmus parvifolia
Cultivar	'Hokkaido'
Origin	USA

The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido' is an older cultivar of Japanese origin.

Description

A dwarf variety, it has been considered "too small for common size bonsai".^[1]

Cultivation

'Hokkaido' is relatively common in commercial cultivation on both sides of the Atlantic.^[2]

Synonymy

• 'Microphylla': Anon.
• Ulmus parvifolia 'Pygmaea', name in synonymy

Accessions

North America

• Denver Botanic Gardens. No details available.
• Holden Arboretum. Acc. no. L-98-506
• New York Botanical Garden. Acc. no. 1385/96

Europe

• Cambridge Botanic Garden , University of Cambridge, UK. No details available.
• National Botanic Gardens , Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Location AY
• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Acc. no. 19772625
• Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (as cv. 'Pygmaea'). Acc. nos. 1983-5054, 1984-3631
• Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley. No details available.
• Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire, UK. Acc. no. 2005.0996
• Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Acc. no. 850208

Nurseries

North America

• ForestFarm , Williams, Oregon
• North American Plants , Lafayette, Oregon

Europe

(Widely available)

References

1. Valavanis, W. N. (1982). Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc. 32: 502-508, 1982.
2. Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture, 21(3): May, 1995.