Ulmus parvifolia 'D. B. Cole' is a Chinese elm cultivar that was selected by the Cole Nursery Company of Circleville, Ohio, in the 1970sU. parvifolia 'D. B. Cole', Species records, Boone County Arboretum and listed in the Arborvillage Farm Nursery (which ceased trading in 2006) of Holt, Missouri, Catalogue of Fall 1991–Spring 1992.Arborvillage Farm Nursery, Holt, Missouri, Catalogue 1991–1992, p. 21
Description 'D. B. Cole' is smaller-growing and denser than the species type. Its Leaves are lustrous, dark green, and red-tinged in the fall. The bark exfoliates on fluted trunks.
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 be in cultivation beyond North America.
Accessions None known.
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