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Chinese Elm is described as a northern elm strain sold for shade, screening, and windbreaks, not as a fruit cultivar. The catalog calls it "Chinese Elm Northern Strain" and also presents it as Northern Chinese Elm. It emphasizes fast growth, fine dark green elm-like foliage, delicate twigs, and value in severe northern planting conditions. [S1]
The page quotes a U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin for support. The bulletin describes Chinese Elm as fast growing, with slender, almost wiry branches. It leafs out very early in spring and holds its leaves late into fall. It is described as very hardy, useful across many climates and soils, and resistant to drought, alkali, and temperature extremes. [S1]
The source gives no fruit description, edible use, breeder, parentage, or release history. It treats the plant as a landscape and shelterbelt tree. Its main value is for windbreaks, screens, shade, and quick cover for unsightly views. The source says it branches naturally from the ground if untrimmed, making it useful for blocking ground-level wind and reducing snow drifting around buildings. Recommended windbreak spacing is double rows 12 to 15 feet apart, with trees 4 to 5 feet apart within each row. [S1]
The tree is described as fast growing and adaptable. One quoted note says some specimens reached 23 to 25 feet in four years, with an 18 foot spread. The page also says the tree can reach 60 feet, and that pruning can control its girth. A photo caption says a planting was photographed three years after planting and notes quick growth and drought resistance. [S1]
Hardiness is described without a formal zone rating. The catalog calls this northern strain hardy, cold resistant, drought resistant, tolerant of poor soil, and valuable under difficult northern conditions. [S1]
This record belongs in Pomologica as a cataloged hardy perennial nursery entity. The current source does not support it as a fruiting cultivar. It gives no evidence of edible fruit production, cultivar parentage, or breeding program context. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937.
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 105 | Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937 | unknown | 19 | 0 | 0 | p26 | A photo caption states the illustrated planting was photographed 3 years after planting and highlights quick growth and drought resistance.; Promoted as a popular shade tree in America.; Described as a rapid-growing tree |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 105 | p26 | caption_context | Aphoto caption states the illustrated planting was photographed 3 years after planting and highlights quick growth and drought resistance. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | recommendation_context | Promoted as a popular shade tree in America. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | growth_habit | Described as a rapid-growing tree that holds its foliage until late in the fall. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | entry_hardiness_observation | Described as resisting drought and cold and thriving even on poor soil. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | description_snippet | The page says it combines the beauty of the elms with the gracefulness of Cut Leaf Birch. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | description_snippet | Described as a tree of rare beauty with fine dark green elm-type foliage and delicate fine twigs. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | recommendation_context | The page says Chinese Elm is unequalled for quick-growing screening of unsightly objects and views. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | recommendation_context | The page recommends Chinese Elm for stopping ground-level wind sweep and reducing snow drifting around buildings. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | recommendation_context | The page emphasizes that Chinese Elm should be allowed to grow low to the ground for best windbreak value. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | recommendation_context | For windbreak and screen plantings, the page recommends double rows 12 to 15 feet apart and trees 4 to 5 feet apart within the row. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | anecdote_snippet | The quoted bulletin text says some specimens reached 23 to 25 feet in 4 years, with an 18 foot spread. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | growth_habit | Stated to thrive where other trees could not persist and to reach 60 feet in height, with girth controllable by pruning. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | recommendation_context | Recommended for windbreak or screen planting because it branches naturally from the ground if left untrimmed. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | entry_hardiness_observation | Described as resistant to drought, alkali, and extremes of temperature. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | entry_hardiness_observation | Described as very hardy and valuable under wide variations of climate and soil conditions. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | description_snippet | Said to be one of the first trees to leaf out in spring and one of the last to shed its leaves in fall. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | growth_habit | Described as a rapid grower with slender, almost wiry branches. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | source_reference_abbreviation | The page cites a U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin as supporting authority for the tree's merits. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p26 | description_snippet | Presented on the page as a northern strain of Chinese Elm. | CHINESE ELM Northern Strain | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| caption_context | A photo caption states the illustrated planting was photographed 3 years after planting and highlights quick growth and drought resistance. | 0.96 |
| recommendation_context | Promoted as a popular shade tree in America. | 0.84 |
| growth_habit | Described as a rapid-growing tree that holds its foliage until late in the fall. | 0.95 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Described as resisting drought and cold and thriving even on poor soil. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | The page says it combines the beauty of the elms with the gracefulness of Cut Leaf Birch. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Described as a tree of rare beauty with fine dark green elm-type foliage and delicate fine twigs. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | The page says Chinese Elm is unequalled for quick-growing screening of unsightly objects and views. | 0.96 |
| recommendation_context | The page recommends Chinese Elm for stopping ground-level wind sweep and reducing snow drifting around buildings. | 0.94 |
| recommendation_context | The page emphasizes that Chinese Elm should be allowed to grow low to the ground for best windbreak value. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | For windbreak and screen plantings, the page recommends double rows 12 to 15 feet apart and trees 4 to 5 feet apart within the row. | 0.97 |
| anecdote_snippet | The quoted bulletin text says some specimens reached 23 to 25 feet in 4 years, with an 18 foot spread. | 0.88 |
| growth_habit | Stated to thrive where other trees could not persist and to reach 60 feet in height, with girth controllable by pruning. | 0.85 |
| recommendation_context | Recommended for windbreak or screen planting because it branches naturally from the ground if left untrimmed. | 0.96 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Described as resistant to drought, alkali, and extremes of temperature. | 0.94 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Described as very hardy and valuable under wide variations of climate and soil conditions. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Said to be one of the first trees to leaf out in spring and one of the last to shed its leaves in fall. | 0.95 |
| growth_habit | Described as a rapid grower with slender, almost wiry branches. | 0.95 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | The page cites a U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin as supporting authority for the tree's merits. | 0.90 |
| description_snippet | Presented on the page as a northern strain of Chinese Elm. | 0.95 |
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