Ulmus americana 'Lake City'

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Ulmus americana
Cultivar 'Lake City'
Origin USA

The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Lake City' was first described by Wyman in Trees Magazine 3 (4): 13, 1940.

Description

The tree has an upright habit, wide at the top and narrow at the base.[1]

Pests and diseases

The clone's resistance to Dutch Elm Disease is not known, but the species is highly susceptible to the disease and Elm Yellows; it is also moderately preferred for feeding and reproduction by the adult Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola [2] [2], and highly preferred for feeding by the Japanese Beetle Popillia japonica [3] [3] [4] in the USA. U. americana is also the most susceptible of all the elms to verticillium wilt.[4]

Cultivation

The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond North America.

Accessions

North America

  • Morton Arboretum. One grafted tree, planted along the DuPage river, reputed to be "in good health" in the autumn of 2006. Acc. no. 861-43.

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
  2. 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.
  3. Miller, F., Ware, G. and Jackson, J. (2001). Preference of Temperate Chinese Elms (Ulmuss spp.) for the Feeding of the Japanese Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (2). pp 445-448. 2001. Entom. Soc.of America.
  4. Pegg, G. F. & Brady, B. L. (2002). Verticillium Wilts. CABI Publishing. ISBN 0-85199-529-2

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