Ulmus americana 'Beebe's Weeping'
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U. americana 'Beebe's Weeping', Illinois
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| Cultivar | 'Beebe's Weeping' |
| Origin | Galena, Illinois, USA |
The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Beebe's Weeping' was propagated from a tree growing in the wild at Galena, Illinois, by Mr. E. Beebe circa 1889.[1]
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Description
'Beebe's Weeping' has thick cord-like branches which curve over as they grow, similar to a Weeping Willow, creating a dome of foliage. A very fast growing cultivar, trees grown at Germantown, Philadelphia were reputed to gain 6 m (20 ft) per annum.[2]
Pests and diseases
No specific information available, but the species as a whole is highly susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Yellows; it is also moderately preferred for feeding and reproduction by the adult Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola [3] [2], and highly preferred for feeding by the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica [4] [3] [4] in the USA. U. americana is also the most susceptible of all the elms to verticillium wilt.[5]
Cultivation
A few specimens are known to survive in the USA, mostly in Illinois where the cultivar originated.
Notable trees
A curious 'table top' elm growing in the center of Provo, Utah, planted in 1927, may be an example of the cultivar [5]. A single specimen listed in the NCCPG collection at Brighton, England, is now considered to be 'Pendula'.
Etymology
Named for Mr. E. Beebe, discoverer of the tree.
Accessions
North America
- Morton Arboretum, Illinois. Acc. details not known.
Synonymy
- Ulmus fulva pendula: Meehan, Garden & Forest 2: 286, 1889.
References
- ↑ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
- ↑ Meehan, (1889), in Garden & Forest, 2: 286, 1889.
- ↑ Miller, F. and Ware, G. (2001). Resistance of Temperate Chinese Elms (Ulmuss spp.) to Feeding of the Adult Elm Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (1): 162–166. 2001. Entom. Soc.of America.
- ↑ Miller, F., Ware, G. and Jackson, J. (2001). Preference of Temperate Chinese Elms (Ulmus spp.) for the Feeding of the Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (2). 445–448. 2001. Entom. Soc.of America.
- ↑ Pegg, G. F. & Brady, B. L. (2002). Verticillium Wilts. CABI Publishing. ISBN 0-85199-529-2
