Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido'
Elm cultivar
The Chinese Elm cultivar Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido' is an older cultivar of Japanese origin.
Description
A dwarf variety with small green leaves, and with corky bark in older specimens.[1] 'Hokkaido' has been considered "too small for common size bonsai".[2]
Cultivation
'Hokkaido' is relatively common in commercial cultivation on both sides of the Atlantic.[3]
Synonymy
- 'Microphylla': Anon.
- Ulmus parvifolia 'Pygmaea', name in synonymy
Accessions
North America
Europe
- Cambridge Botanic Garden [1], University of Cambridge, UK. No details available.
- National Botanic Gardens [2], Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Location AY
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK. Acc. no. 19772625
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK. (as cv. 'Pygmaea'). Acc. nos. 1983–5054, 1984-3631
- Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley, UK. No details available.
- Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire, UK. Acc. no. 2005.0996
- Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Acc. no. 850208
Nurseries
North America
Almost Eden [5], Merryville, Louisiana, US.
Europe
(Widely available)
References
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