Ulmus americana 'Minneapolis Park'
Ulmus americana 'Minneapolis Park' | |
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Species | Ulmus americana |
Cultivar | 'Minneapolis Park' |
Origin | Minneapolis, US |
The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Minneapolis Park', originally called 'Minneapolis Park Board Selection',[1] was a cold-hardy clone selected before 1930 by Theodore Wirth, Superintendent of the Minneapolis Park Department, to replace the 'Moline' elms killed in the 1920s by Minneapolis winters.[1][2][3]
Description
The tree has a relatively high number of stiff, upright branches creating a broad pyramidal shape.[4][5]
Pests and diseases
Minnesota was at first considered too far north to be at serious risk from Dutch elm disease, and heavy losses were not sustained there until the 1970s.[6][7] 'Minneapolis Park' was ultimately found to be very susceptible to the disease.[8]
Cultivation
Propagated by grafting, 'Minneapolis Park' was widely planted in Minneapolis and St Paul, especially as an avenue tree.[1][9][10] By 1928 Minnesota winters had claimed most of the 568 'Moline' elms in Victory Memorial Drive in North Minneapolis, commemorating the war dead of Hennepin County; they were replaced with hardier 'Minneapolis Park'.[11][12] Owing to its susceptibility to disease it is unlikely the tree remains in cultivation.
Synonymy
- 'Minneapolis Park Board Selection': Brand Peony Farms, 1930 Cat.; Faribault, Minnesota; p.16.
- 'Minneapolis Park Board': Sherman Nursery, Charles City, Iowa, Wholesale Cat., Spring 1960.
References
- ^ a b c Brand Peony Farms; 1930 catalogue (Faribault, Minnesota; p.16)
- ^ Andrews certified fruit, plants and trees, 1937; p.24. Andrews Nursery, Faribault, Minnesota
- ^ Andrews Nursery, Faribault, Minnesota; 1939 catalogue, p.39
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Photograph of 'Minneapolis Park', Lombard Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota, c.1975; 'Dutch Elm in St Paul and Minneapolis'; Minnesota Historical Society, collections.mnhs.org
- ^ David W. French, 'History of Dutch Elm Disease in Minnesota', University of Minnesota; conservancy.umn.edu
- ^ 'Dutch Elm in St Paul and Minneapolis'; Minnesota Historical Society, collections.mnhs.org
- ^ American elm, ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook, III. p.114
- ^ Brand Peony Farms, nurseries; 1931 catalogue; Faribault, Minnesota; p.49
- ^ Book of selected planting stock, 1947; The Andrews Nursery, Faribault, Minnesota; p.46
- ^ Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis Park System 1883–1944 (Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners, 1945)
- ^ Photograph of 'Minneapolis Park', Victory Memorial Drive, Minneapolis; mnopedia.org
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