Chinese Elm Trees
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is one of the elm trees more resistant to elm leaf beatles. This is a deciduous to evergreen tree depending on climate with a moderate growth rate. Widely used as a street tree Ulmus parvifolia will reach around 12m and with a nice spreading canopy makes an excellent choice as a street tree.
Varieties and species
A few forms and grafted varieties exist including 'Burnley Select' which is more upright than the species and 'Yarralumla Clone' which is more of a spreading and weeping variety than the species. In a warm winter in Melbourne the Chinese elm will be almost evergreen, in a cool winter, semi deciduous. Further north they remain evergreen in all but the coldest years. Foliage turns a golden yellow in winter.
Chinese elms can be pruned and will reshoot from old wood, in general pruning is not generally needed, they are however in the early stages often pruned to maintain a single central leader. |
