Ulmus japonica Japanese elm (Ulmaceae) Deciduous tree

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Ulmus japonica
Japanese elm
Deciduous tree
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The Ulmus japonica plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Ulmaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese elm. Some home gardeners know the variety as U. propinqua. Koidz.

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Latin Name:  Ulmus japonica
Common Name:  Japanese elm
Family:  Ulmaceae
Author:  (Rehd.)Sarg.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  35   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a fertile soil in full sun[188], but is easily grown in any soil of at least moderate quality so long as it is well drained[1]. This species is resistant to 'dutch elm disease', a disease that has destroyed the greater part of all the elm trees growing in Britain. The disease is spread by means of beetles. There is no effective cure (1992) for the problem, but most E. Asian, though not Himalayan, species are resistant (though not immune) to the disease so the potential exists to use these resistant species to develop new resistant hybrids with the native species[200]. The various species of this genus hybridize freely with each other and pollen is easily saved, so even those species with different flowering times can be hybridized[200]. Closely related to U. davidiana[200].

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