Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark Elm

Ulmus parvifolia - Overall Tree in Summer

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 (Deep green, lustrous summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Yellowish to purplish fall foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Samara; not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

40-50 feet

Ultimate Spread:

40-50 feet

Fruiting Times:

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

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

Range:

China, Japan, Korea

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, so sometimes damaged by ice storms.

Plant Photo Gallery

Overall Tree in Summer

Bark

Leaf

Immature Fruit

Buds

Winter Habit

When Ulmus parvifolia has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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30 Ulmus parvifolia found

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Number	Accession ID	Location
1	ORIG_7548*A	PRSV
2	2013_00616*A	HORTPARK
3	2018_01055*A	BIDC
4	2018_01062*A	BIDC
5	2013_00563*A	HORTPARK
6	2018_01060*A	BIDC
7	2018_01057*A	BIDC
8	2010_00001*A	HORTPARK
9	ORIG_7547*A	PRSV
10	2018_01061*A	BIDC
11	ORIG_7671*A	POUL
12	2018_01056*A	BIDC
13	2022_00081*A	HAWK
14	2023_00410*A	BRK
15	2023_00410*B	BRK
16	2023_00410*C	BRK
17	2023_00410*D	BRK
18	2023_00432*A	BRK
19	2023_00432*B	BRK
20	2023_00432*C	BRK
21	2023_00432*D	BRK
22	2023_00432*E	BRK
23	2023_00513*A
24	2023_00524*A	HRTP
25	2023_00524*B	HRTP
26	2023_00648*A	PKRF
27	2023_00648*B	PKRF
28	2023_00648*C	PKRF
29	2023_00648*D	PKRF
30	2024_00295*B	AR

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