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has gloss | eng: The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. cultivar Emer I or Emerald Isle (Athena) was cloned from a tree planted circa 1920 on the University of Georgia campus at Athens . Description Emer 1 is a small tree rarely exceeding 6 m in height, with a slightly broader, dense and rounded crown . The leaves are a medium, glossy green, turning drab brown in autumn. The exfoliating, mottled bark is considered very attractive. Pests and diseases The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola . As with the species overall, damage caused by Japanese Beetle is relatively slight . Cultivation The tree featured in the elm trials conducted by Northern Arizona University at Holbrook, Arizona, but was unsuited to the hot, arid climate and sustained over 50 % mortality in its first year. |
lexicalization | eng: ''Ulmus parvifolia'' 'Emer I' |
lexicalization | eng: Emer I or Emerald Isle, |
lexicalization | eng: Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer I' |
instance of | (noun) a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation cultivar |
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