| Description | Camperdown Elm (Ulmus glabra) A small top-grafted, weeping landscape tree. |
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| Pronunciation | (UL-mus)(GLA-bra) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | at least 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | winged seeds up to an inch long (samaras), can be produced in abundance |
| Leaves | simple, dark green, sandpaper-like surface, coarsely serrated, strongly pinnately veined |
| Stems | weeping, tortulose (zig zag) branches |
| Dimensions | 15-25 feet tall, spreads almost equal to height, top graft, weeping |
| Maintenance | susceptible to DED (Dutch Elm Disease) |
| Propagation | top grafting, will not true to form from seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated prior to 1850 at Camperdown House near Dundee, Scotland. Found as a chance seedling creeping across the ground. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: , Upside Down Elm, Umbrella Elm |
| Author's Notes | I have seen large old gnarly specimens in zone #5 and they are impressive. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #154-Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs (Michael Dirr) |
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