Ulmus americana 'Princeton'
Princeton American Elm

 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Large, leathery summer foliage); Yellow (Yellow in fall, of variable intensity)
 Fruit Notes:
Green (Wafer-like samaras; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
50-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-50 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist soils; pH and soil salt tolerant
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leathery leaves are 3-6" long by 1-3" wide and simple and alternate, unequal at base (oblique), doubly serrate with 13-18 parallel veins from midvein to the teeth. Buds are adpressed against stalk and appear stalked.

Additional Information

This American Elm cultivar retains the attractive vase-shaped form that the American Elm is known for and has some resistance to both the elm leaf beetle and Dutch Elm Disease, which is caused by Ophiostoma ulmi. (Dutch Elm Disease has lead to the near extinction of the American Elm in the US). Many other diseases can cause damage to this cultivar, though.

122 Ulmus americana 'Princeton' found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12012_01357*XKFPC
22013_00808*ARSC
32012_01357*IKFPC
42012_01357*LKFPC
52015_00359*AREC
62017_00292*AHCR
72017_00302*AHCR
82012_01357*SKFPC
92013_00790*AAQUA
102013_00800*ARSC
112012_01357*CKFPC
122012_01357*RKFPC
132012_01442*IMACK
142012_01357*OKFPC
152012_01357*CCKFPC
162015_00492*ADLR
172017_00298*AHCR
182012_01357*YKFPC
192012_01357*BBKFPC
202012_01357*LLKFPC
212012_01357*MMKFPC
222012_01442*FMACK
232015_00490*ADLR
242013_00792*ARSC
252013_00802*ARSC
262012_01357*PKFPC
272012_01357*JJKFPC
282017_00097*AHCR
292012_01357*JKFPC
302013_00806*ARSC
312017_00296*AHCR
322012_01357*ZKFPC
332015_00471*ADLR
342017_00300*AHCR
352012_01357*AKFPC
362012_01357*DKFPC
372012_01357*HKFPC
382012_01442*BMACK
392015_00470*ADLR
402017_00294*AHCR
412012_01357*FFKFPC
422013_00793*ARSC
432013_00803*ARSC
442013_00794*ARSC
452013_00804*ARSC
462012_01442*HMACK
472013_00785*AAQUA
482012_01357*BKFPC
492012_01357*KKFPC
50ORIG_3745*AHLTP
Heritage Plant
512012_01357*QKFPC
522012_01442*KMACK
532012_01442*DMACK
542015_00493*ADLR
552012_01357*TKFPC
562015_00491*ADLR
572013_00791*AAQUA
582013_00801*ARSC
592012_01442*GMACK
602017_00299*AHCR
612012_01357*MKFPC
622017_00297*AHCR
632012_01357*GKFPC
642012_01438*AMOLL
652012_01357*DDKFPC
662013_00799*ARSC
672017_00293*AHCR
682012_01357*EKFPC
692012_01357*NKFPC
702017_00301*AHCR
712012_01357*FKFPC
722012_01357*NNKFPC
732017_00295*AHCR
742012_01438*BMOLL
752015_00476*ADLR
762015_00355*AREC
772012_01357*VKFPC
782013_00795*ARSC
792013_00805*ARSC
802012_01413*AKFPC
812012_01357*WKFPC
822012_01357*EEKFPC
832018_01227*AMOLL
842018_01226*AMOLL
852018_01117*AKFPC
862018_01228*AMOLL
872018_01116*AKFPC
882022_00337*ASCHL
892022_00366*ACHAS
902022_00373*ACHAS
912022_00339*AHOVD
922022_00374*ACHAS
932022_00367*ACHAS
942023_00506*ALYNN
952023_00607*ABTV
962023_00607*B
972023_00607*CBTV
982023_00625*AWANG
992023_00625*BWANG
1002023_00625*CWANG
1012023_00625*DWANG
1022023_00625*EWANG
1032023_00682*AWOOD
1042023_00740*APJEC
1052023_00740*BPJEC
1062023_00740*CPJEC
1072023_00740*DPJEC
1082024_00017*APICK
1092024_00017*BPICK
1102024_00017*CPICK
1112024_00017*DPICK
1122024_00128*APKRF
1132024_00128*BPKRF
1142024_00128*CPKRF
1152024_00128*DPKRF
1162024_00134*ABIDC
1172024_00134*BBIDC
1182024_00134*CBIDC
1192024_00216*AWANG
1202024_00216*BWANG
1212024_00216*CWANG
1222024_00216*DWANG

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