The Chinese elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Garden City Clone' was raised in Kansas. The champion tree was 18 m tall in 1993; however, the name 'Garden City Clone' is not officially recognized.
Description Dawes Arboretum describes 'Garden City' as "a small, graceful, round-headed tree with outstanding bark, growing to 45 ft tall".
Cultivation Laboratory tests at Kansas State University found the tree was hardy down to a temperature of -30°C (−22°F).Rajashekar, C, Pair, J. & Shelton, M. (1996). Hardiness of Lacebark Elm Selections. 1996 Woody Ornamentals Evaluation, Kansas State University. The cultivar is not known to have been introduced to Europe or Australasia.
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.
Synonymy 'Garden City'
Accessions North America
Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio, US. 1 tree, accession number 2005-0127.001.U. parvifolia 'Garden City Clone', Dawes Arboretum Morton Arboretum, US. Acc. no. 173–2004, as Ulmus 'Garden City'.
Europe Grange Farm Arboretum, Lincolnshire, UK. Acc. no. 1272, as Ulmus 'Garden City'.
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070222232826/http://redwood.mortonarb.org/PageBuilder?cid=2&qid= Morton Arboretum Catalogue 2006