Ulmus x hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier'
Previously known as:
- Ulmus × elegantissima
- Phonetic Spelling
- ULM-us hol-LAN-dee-kuh
- Description
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'Jacqueline Hillier' was discovered growing in a garden in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It is a slow-growing dwarf variety with a shrubby form and small leaves often used by bonsai enthusiasts. Left to grow unpruned it will grow 6-8 feet tall and wide. The attractive leaves turn orange in the fall. Resistant to Dutch elm disease.
Grow in full sun to light shade in moist well-drained soils. Use in small gardens, rockeries, low hedges, and bonsai.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ulmus
- Species:
- hollandica
- Family:
- Ulmaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Turkey
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Dutch Elm Disease
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Multi-trunked
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Samara
- Fruit Description:
- Flat papery samara with 1 seed
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Late March insignificant flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Orange
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Doubly Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 1 & 1/3 inch dark green leaves with serrated margins growing with a distinctive herringbone pattern along the branched stems. Fall color is orange
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Small Tree
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
