Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore'
| Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' | |
|---|---|
_1954_and_Ulmus_pumila_%27DROPMORE%27_1954_The_UW_Madison_Arboretum_1987.06.18.jpg) Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' (right), Ulmus 'Fremont' (U. pumila x U. rubra) (left), 1987, Madison Arboretum, University of Wisconsin | |
| Species | Ulmus pumila |
| Cultivar | 'Dropmore' |
| Origin | US |
The Siberian elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Dropmore' [3] 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'Harbin' and 'Manchu' with 'Dropmore', as all came from the Harbin area.[2] In the event, 'Dropmore' appears to have superseded these earlier cultivars.[3]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]
Description
[edit]'Dropmore' is a fast-growing bushy form producing small leaves.
Pests and diseases
[edit]See under Ulmus pumila.
Cultivation
[edit]The tree remains in commercial cultivation in the United States. Considered cold-hardy far into Canada [4], 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 Holbrook[5].
No specimens of 'Dropmore' are known to survive in the UK. In 2022 and 2025 Brighton and Hove Council listed by this name, without provenance or identification information,[5][6] a vase-shaped elm in Tenantry Down Road,[7] with fewer leaf-vein pairs than 'Dropmore' and without the tiny marginal serrations and neat tapering leaf-tip of 'Dropmore'.[8][note 1]
Accessions
[edit]- North America
- Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. No acc. details.
- Morton Arboretum, US. Acc. no. 883–85; tree from Inter-State Nursery, Hamburg, Iowa.[8][9]
Nurseries
[edit]- North America
Notes
[edit]![[1]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BH00062_Ulmus._Tenatry_Down_Road,_Brighton._(1).jpg){kind=link}
![[2]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BH00062_Ulmus._Tenatry_Down_Road,_Brighton._(2).jpg){kind=link}
References
[edit]- ^ 'Siberian Elm', South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry Div., Pierre, S.D.; sdgs.usd.edu
- ^ Arnoldia : Bulletin of the Arnold Arboretum, 24 July 1964, Vol 24 Nos 6-8, pp.40-80
- ^ Santamour, Frank S.; Bentz, Susan E. (May 1995). 'Updated Checklist of Elm (Ulmus) Cultivars for use in North America', Journal of Arboriculture. 21 (3); pp.122–131.
- ^ Collins, P. E. (1955). Chinkota Elm. South Dakota Farm and Home Research. 7 (1), 14–16, 27. South Dakota State University, Brookings, USA.
- ^ Vivienne Barton, 'Great elms of Brighton and Hove', 2022, bhgreenspaceforum.org
- ^ 'Rare elms in the spotlight for Sussex Tree Festival', 11 June 2025
- ^ Elm in Tenantry Down Road, Brighton - Google Maps, April 2021, access date: 26 June 2025
- ^ a b Photographs of Morton Arboretum 'Dropmore', Acc. no. 883-55; cirrusimage.com
- ^ Morton Arboretum herbarium, U. pumila 'Dropmore' herbarium flowers specimen, 6326794