Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore'

Ulmus pumila
Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' (right), Ulmus 'Fremont' (U. pumila x U. rubra) (left), 1987
Cultivar	'Dropmore'
Origin	USA

The Siberian Elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' was grown from seed collected by F. L. Skinner, of Dropmore, Manitoba, in Harbin, China.

Description

'Dropmore' is a fast-growing bushy form producing small leaves.

Pests and diseases

See under Ulmus pumila.

Cultivation

The tree remains in commercial cultivation in the USA. Considered cold-hardy well into Canada , it did not perform well in the hot, arid, climate of Holbrook as part of the elm trials in conducted by the Northern Arizona University . One specimen was planted in the UK circa 1960, and remains in good health (2008).

Accessions

North America

• Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, Canada. No acc. details.
• Morton Arboretum. Acc. no. 883–85
• University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, Acc. details not known

Europe

• Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection . UK champion: Tenantry Down Road, Brighton, 17 m high, 50 cm d.b.h. in 1994, (planted 1960).^[1]

Nurseries

North America

• Lee Nursery Inc. , Fertile, Minnesota
• Lincoln Oakes , Bismarck, North Dakota.

References

1. Johnson, Owen (ed.) (2003). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. Whittet Press, ISBN 978-1-873580-61-5.