Northern Empress® Japanese Elm - Ulmus davidiana var. japonica ‘Burgundy Glow’ (RFM-74)
Description:
A very hardy small to medium sized growing elm with a rounded crown, open branching, and attractive summer and fall foliage. Fall foliage changes from green to apricot-orange to burgundy-red before leaf drop. Size and form permit use in smaller homeowner and business landscapes, parks, and boulevard plantings.
Hardiness:
USDA hardiness zone 3-6
Mature Size:
Height: 28', Spread: 24'
Form (Shape):
Rounded open crown
Growth Rate:
Medium
Foliage:
Deciduous, leaves are smaller in size than American elm. Summer: Medium green. Autumn: Advancing fall color changing from an apricot-orange to burgundy-red before leaf drop.
Texture:
Medium
Flower:
Non showy, perfect, appearing before foliage emergence in early spring.
Fruit:
Winged samara brown in color when ripe.
Light Preferences:
Full sun
Soil Preferences:
Well drained soils, pH adaptable and tolerant of higher pH soils. Northern Empress® has shown moderate to good drought tolerance.
Propagation:
Grafting, tissue culture or softwood cuttings.
Insects and Diseases:
Minimally affected by black leaf spot of elm. Inherent resistance to elm leaf beetles and Dutch Elm Disease (DED).
Ornamental Attributes:
Northern Empress® Japanese Elm is a unique, small statured elm selection hardy into UDSA climatic zone 3 with excellent dependable burgundy red fall coloration, unusual among hardy elm cultivars.
Landscape Attributes:
Recommended for use as a small to medium sized ornamental tree in urban landscape planting areas. This is especially relevant where available space or overhead power lines are a concern and where hardiness of other elm cultivars may be an issue.
Comments:
Northern Empress® Japanese Elm adds a useful elm cultivar to diversify the availability of elm selections returning to the landscape.
Patent Status:
U.S. Trademark registered Northern Empress®
Licensing Status:
This cultivar is available for non-exclusive licensing.
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