Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens'

The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens' was listed by Rehder in Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 26: 473, 1872 as Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens. The tree originated in California before 1930 from seed received from China.^[1]

Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens'
U. parvifolia f. pendens Eastwoodhill Arboretum, New Zealand
Species	Ulmus parvifolia
Cultivar	'Pendens'
Origin	US

Description

The tree has long, loosely pendulous branches.

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  Foliage of pendulous U. parvifolia in Eastwoodhill Arboretum, New Zealand (2017)
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  Bark of same

Pests and diseases

The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.^[2]

Cultivation

The tree is not known to have been released to commerce.

Synonymy

• Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens.
• Ulmus parvifolia f. sempervirens, possible synonym^[3]

Accessions

North America

• Arnold Arboretum. Acc. no. 70–45