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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
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Chinese Hedgewood is a nursery trade entry listed as “Dwarf Ulmus Pumila.” It was sold as a hardy hedge plant, not as a fruit cultivar. The 1937 Fruit Growers Service Co. catalog describes it as sturdy, dependable, moderate priced, and suited to northern planting regions. [S1]
The source gives no breeder, parentage, release date, or fruit description. The catalog presents it as a practical plant for screens, boundaries, privacy, and blocking unpleasant views. [S1]
The plant is described as making a dense, compact wall for a tall screen. It could also be clipped into a low formal hedge. The catalog says it tolerated close trimming and could be kept at the desired height. It notes small, fine, bright green leaves that appeared early in spring and stayed late into fall. [S1]
Hardiness is the main claim. The catalog calls Chinese Hedgewood extremely hardy and drought resistant. It says the plant withstood northern winters of 40 degrees below zero and high summer heat. [S1]
The catalog recommends planting it six inches to one foot apart. It shows the plant as both a tall screen and a low clipped hedge. It was sold in 12-18 inch, 18-24 inch, and heavy 2-3 foot grades. [S1]
Pomologica should treat this entry cautiously. This source does not document it as an edible fruiting perennial. It gives no fruit use, cultivar origin, or lineage evidence. Its value is mainly as a cold climate nursery record for a hedge plant sold as Chinese Hedgewood. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937.
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| 105 | Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937 | unknown | 10 | 0 | 0 | p23 | Illustrated as both a tall screen and a low clipped hedge.; Suggested planting distance is six inches to one foot apart.; Small fine leaves are rich bright green, appear early in spring, and remain late in fall.; Said to |
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| 105 | p23 | caption_context | Illustrated as both a tall screen and a low clipped hedge. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | recommendation_context | Suggested planting distance is six inches to one foot apart. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | description_snippet | Small fine leaves are rich bright green, appear early in spring, and remain late in fall. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | entry_hardiness_observation | Said to withstand 40 degrees below zero in northern winters as well as high summer heat. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | entry_hardiness_observation | Described as extremely hardy and drought resistant. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | description_snippet | Stands close clipping and makes a clean dense hedge that can be kept at any height desired. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | recommendation_context | Promoted for screening unpleasant views, securing privacy, and for low boundary hedges between properties. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | growth_habit | Forms a dense compact wall suitable for a tall screen, or may be clipped to make a low formal hedge. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | description_snippet | Answers the demand for a sturdy, dependable, moderate priced hedge. | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p23 | taxon_context | Presented as 'Dwarf Ulmus Pumila.' | Chinese Hedgewood (Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) | page_block:0.90 |
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| caption_context | Illustrated as both a tall screen and a low clipped hedge. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Suggested planting distance is six inches to one foot apart. | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Small fine leaves are rich bright green, appear early in spring, and remain late in fall. | 0.94 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Said to withstand 40 degrees below zero in northern winters as well as high summer heat. | 0.96 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Described as extremely hardy and drought resistant. | 0.97 |
| description_snippet | Stands close clipping and makes a clean dense hedge that can be kept at any height desired. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Promoted for screening unpleasant views, securing privacy, and for low boundary hedges between properties. | 0.94 |
| growth_habit | Forms a dense compact wall suitable for a tall screen, or may be clipped to make a low formal hedge. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Answers the demand for a sturdy, dependable, moderate priced hedge. | 0.95 |
| taxon_context | Presented as 'Dwarf Ulmus Pumila.' | 0.96 |
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