'JH' Ulmus x hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier'
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Ulmus × elegantissima
- Phonetic Spelling
- ULM-us hol-LAN-dee-kuh
- Description
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'Jacqueline Hillier' is a dwarf elm in the Ulmaceae family and was discovered growing in a garden in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s.
Grow in full sun to light shade in moist well-drained soils. Left to grow unpruned, it will reach 6-8 feet tall and wide. It is most likely resistant to Dutch elm disease, but due to its short stature, it won't attract the bark beetles that carry the disease and is very resistant to the elm leaf beetle.
It is a slow-growing dwarf variety with a shrubby form and small leaves, often used by bonsai enthusiasts. The attractive leaves turn orange in the fall and grow in a herringbone pattern along the stem.
Use in small gardens, rockeries, low hedges, and bonsai.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Various wilts, rots, cankers and leaf spots may appear. Insect visitors include aphids, borers, leaf hopper, beetles, mealybugs, caterpillars and scale.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ulmus
- Species:
- hollandica
- Family:
- Ulmaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- 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
