Ulmus parvifolia 'Burgundy'
Burgundy Lacebark Elm

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Not ornamentally important; late summer/fall flowering)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Leaves lustrous dark green summer foliage); Red (Deep burgundy fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samara; not ornamentally important)
 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 Texture 282
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tree 181
  • Specimen 630
  • Street Tree 140

    • Additional Information

    This cultivar is noted for outstanding habit and foliage. 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, so sometimes damaged by ice storms.

    20 Ulmus parvifolia 'Burgundy' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12021_00018*HRHPH
    22021_00018*ERHPH
    32021_00018*NFRNY
    42021_00018*FRHPH
    52021_00018*KHAMP
    62021_00018*PSCHL
    72021_00018*VJNSN
    82021_00018*MJNSN
    92021_00018*TJNSN
    102021_00018*DHAMP
    112021_00018*AARMS
    122021_00018*GRHPH
    132021_00018*RSCHL
    142021_00018*JJNSN
    152021_00018*CHAMP
    162021_00018*IJNSN
    172021_00018*LHAMP
    182021_00018*QFRNY
    192021_00018*SSCHL
    202025_00044*BJNSN

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