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

Ulmus parvifolia ′UPMTF′ [sold as Bosque®] - Overall Habit
 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, 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.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 226
  • Notable Bark 166
  • Notable Texture 279
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tree 177
  • Specimen 622
  • Street Tree 138

    • 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.

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

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

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_9569*AMSEE
    2ORIG_9570*AMSEE
    3ORIG_9578*AMSEE
    4ORIG_9587*AMSEE
    5ORIG_9563*AMSEE
    6ORIG_9585*AMSEE
    72012_01371*AMSEE
    8ORIG_9572*AMSEE
    9ORIG_9567*AMSEE
    10ORIG_9410*AMEMMALL
    11ORIG_9718*AMSEE
    12ORIG_9576*AMSEE
    13ORIG_9583*AMSEE
    14ORIG_9574*AMSEE
    15ORIG_9565*AMSEE
    16ORIG_9581*AMSEE
    17ORIG_9575*AMSEE
    18ORIG_9571*AMSEE
    19ORIG_9580*AMSEE
    20ORIG_9579*AMSEE
    21ORIG_9582*AMSEE
    22ORIG_9573*AMSEE
    23ORIG_9568*AMSEE
    24ORIG_9577*AMSEE
    25ORIG_9564*AMSEE
    26ORIG_9566*AMSEE
    27ORIG_9586*AMSEE
    282023_00434*CHRTP
    292023_00434*DHRTP
    302023_00434*EHRTP
    312023_00434*FHRTP
    322023_00434*GHRTP
    332023_00525*ACONT

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