Ulmus pumila 'Pendula'
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The Siberian Elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Pendula' is from northern China, where it is known as Lung chao yü shu (: Dragon's-claw elm).[1] It was classified by Frank Meyer in Fengtai in 1908,[2] and introduced to the United States by him from the Peking Botanical Garden[1] as Weeping Chinese Elm.[3] The USDA plant inventory record (1916) noted that it was a "rare variety even in China".[3] It was confirmed as an U. pumila cultivar by Krüssmann (1962).[4]
Ulmus pumila 'Pendula' | |
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Species | Ulmus pumila |
Cultivar | 'Pendula' |
Origin | China |
Late 19th-century herbarium leaf-specimens suggest that the epithet 'Pendula' has been attached to more than one form of Siberian elm.[5]
The name 'Weeping Chinese Elm' is now sometimes used for Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens', a cultivar of the true Chinese Elm.