ULMUS 'A. ROSS CENTRAL PARK'

The Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' cultivar ''A. Ross Central Park'' ('Central Park Splendor™') is a medium size tree rarely exceeding 13 m in height, with a broad, rounded crown. The leaves are glossy green, turning yellow in autumn. The mottled bark ranges from greyish orange to greyish brown. The original tree in Central Park is over 100 years old. The cultivar is probably the hardiest in cultivation and was patented in 1989 by David F. Karnosky.
The cultivar is not known to have been introduced to Europe.

Contents

Arboreta etc. accessions

North America

Nurseries

North America

Etymology

Synonymy

References

External links

Arboreta etc. accessions

North America

★ New York Botanical Garden acc. nos. 301/92, 4732/95

Nurseries

North America

★ J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. [1], Boring, Oregon

Etymology

The tree is named for Arthur Vining Ross.

Synonymy

★ Across Central Park: Dirr, M. A. & Richards, A. E. (1989), ''Amer. Nurseryman'', 169 (3), 1989, in error for ''A. Ross.'' Central Park.

References

★ Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. ''Journal of Arboriculture'', 21(3): May, 1995.

External links

★ http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/cultivars/ulmus_parvifolia.htm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' cultivar list.

★ http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/programs/nursery/metria/metria11/warren/elm.htm Return of the Elm - the status of elms in the nursery industry in 2000. Warren, K., J. Frank Schmidt and Co.