Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF' [sold as Bosque®]
Bosque Lacebark Elm

Ulmus parvifolia ′UPMTF′ [sold as Bosque®] - Overall Habit

Family:

Ulmaceae (Elm Family) 32

Genus:

Ulmus (Elm) 26

Plant Type:

Tree 569

Growth Forms:

Upright 574

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 253

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 839

Flower Notes:

Green (Not ornamentally important; late summer/fall flowering)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Leaves lustrous dark green, undersides flat green; summer); Multi-Colored (Yellow-orange fall color)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Samara; not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

50-60 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30-40 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Prefers moist, well-drained, fertile soils but tolerant of extremes in soil conditions

Range:

Cultivated origin

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are alternate, simple, ovate or obovate (0.75-2.5" long and 0.3-1.3" wide), unequally rounded at base (but not so oblique as in other elms), serrated, and pubescent underneath when young. Highly mottled bark.

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Special Characteristics:

Fast Growth Rate 229

Notable Bark 168

Notable Texture 282

Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96

Pollution Tolerant 217

Shade Tree 181

Specimen 630

Street Tree 140

Additional Information

Stunning, multi-colored, mottled, and exfoliating bark. Grows well under city conditions. Good resistance against Dutch elm disease, elm leaf beetle, and Japanese beetle. Slightly weak wooded, sometimes damaged by ice storms.

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Bark

Foliage

Fall Color

Overall Habit

Fall Habit

Winter Habit in Bosque

Buds

Winter Habit

When Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF' [sold as Bosque®] has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

No Flowering Observations Available

Fruiting

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33 Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF' [sold as Bosque®] found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	ORIG_9569*A	MSEE
2	ORIG_9570*A	MSEE
3	ORIG_9578*A	MSEE
4	ORIG_9587*A	MSEE
5	ORIG_9563*A	MSEE
6	ORIG_9585*A	MSEE
7	2012_01371*A	MSEE
8	ORIG_9572*A	MSEE
9	ORIG_9567*A	MSEE
10	ORIG_9410*A	MEMMALL
11	ORIG_9718*A	MSEE
12	ORIG_9576*A	MSEE
13	ORIG_9583*A	MSEE
14	ORIG_9574*A	MSEE
15	ORIG_9565*A	MSEE
16	ORIG_9581*A	MSEE
17	ORIG_9575*A	MSEE
18	ORIG_9571*A	MSEE
19	ORIG_9580*A	MSEE
20	ORIG_9579*A	MSEE
21	ORIG_9582*A	MSEE
22	ORIG_9573*A	MSEE
23	ORIG_9568*A	MSEE
24	ORIG_9577*A	MSEE
25	ORIG_9564*A	MSEE
26	ORIG_9566*A	MSEE
27	ORIG_9586*A	MSEE
28	2023_00434*C	HRTP
29	2023_00434*D	HRTP
30	2023_00434*E	HRTP
31	2023_00434*F	HRTP
32	2023_00434*G	HRTP
33	2023_00525*A	CONT

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