#83
Accession Number: 0083-0000
Common Name: ‘Allee’ Chinese Elm
Latin Name: Ulmus parvifolia ‘Allee’
Family: Ulmaceae (Elm Family)
Native Range: ‘Allee’ is a selected cultivar, but the species native Range is China, Korea and Japan
Height: 60–70 feet
Spread: 35–55 feet
Bloom Time: September
Bloom Description: Green
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
Light Preference: Full sun
Water Needs: Medium
Notes: Works well as a shade tree, a street tree; tolerates drought, clay soil, air pollution
Description: ‘Allee’ Chinese Elm is a medium-large size deciduous tree with an elegant vase shape, fluted trunk, and characteristic exfoliating bark, which produce gray, cream, green, orange, and/or brown patches on the trunk and limbs. Insignificant flowers in summer produce flat, circular samaras with a papery wing surrounding each single seed. It resembles American elm (Ulmus americana), but with reportedly excellent resistance to Dutch Elm Disease, which has decimated our native populations. Also resistant to elm leaf beetle, leaf scorch, dieback, and cold winter weather. Excellent shade tree.
