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

Ulmus parvifolia ′UPMTF′ [sold as Bosque®] - Overall Habit
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 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
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 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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Parts and Problems of Elm, Zelkova
  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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