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Ulmus parvifolia 'Chessins'

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Ulmus parvifolia 'Chessins'
SpeciesUlmus parvifolia
Cultivar'Chessins'
OriginJapan

The Chinese elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Chessins' is a compact lacebark elm used in landscaping.[1][2] Krüssmann (1976) states that it was raised in Japan.[3]

Description

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'Chessins' has been described as "a true miniature" with "spreading, sometimes pendulous branches and tiny dark glossy leaves".[4] Krüssmann describes it as "shrubby" and states that, like 'Frosty', introduced from Japan at around the same time, it has white-variegated leaves.[3][5]

Pests and diseases

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The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.[6]

Accessions

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North America

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None known

Europe

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References

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  1. ^ "Medium Deciduous Trees". Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Dirr, Michael A. "Plant Introductions". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b Krüssmann, Johann Gerd, Handbuch der Laubgehölze (Vol. 3) (Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg, 1976); trans. Michael E. Epp, Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs (Vol. 3) (Batsford, Timber Press, Beaverton, Oregon, 1984-6), p.411
  4. ^ Wright, Michael (ed.), The Complete Indoor Gardener (London 1988), p.193
  5. ^ Levy-Yamamori, Ran; Taaffe, Gerard, Garden Plants of Japan (2004), p.252
  6. ^ "Elm Leaf Beetle Survey". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ "List of plants in the {elm} collection". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2016.