The Chinese elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Pendens' was listed by Rehder in Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 26: 473, 1872 as Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens. The tree originated in California before 1930 from seed received from China.
Description The tree has long, loosely pendulous branches.
Pests and diseases The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.
Cultivation The tree is not known to have been released to commerce.
Synonymy Ulmus parvifolia f. pendens. Ulmus parvifolia f. sempervirens, possible synonymKrüssmann, 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
Accessions North America Arnold Arboretum. Acc. no. 70–45
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