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Ulmus 'Repura'

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Ulmus hybrid
Hybrid parentage'Regal' × (U. rubra × (U. pumila × U. davidiana var. japonica))
Cultivar'Repura'
OriginUSA

Ulmus 'Repura' is an American cultivar raised by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) as selection '1193-4', derived from a crossing of 'Regal' (female parent) and a crossing of Ulmus rubra with the hybrid Ulmus pumila × Ulmus davidiana var. japonica.[1]

Description

Not available.

Pests and diseases

'Repura' has not been thoroughly tested for resistance to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

Registered in 1993 as 'Repura' by Conrad Appel KG, of Darmstadt, Germany, (ceased trading 2005), the tree is unlikely to be commercially released in either the USA or Europe.

Accessions

Not known.

References

  1. ^ Santamour, F. S., & Bentz, S. E. Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture, 21(3): May, 1995. [1]