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Accolade Elm

Ulmus ‘Morton’

Selected from the collections of the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, for its graceful, vase-shaped, American elm habit, vigorous growth rate, dark green glossy foliage, excellent disease and pest resistance, drought tolerance and good yellow fall color. The parent tree, known to be a hybrid of U. japonica x U. wilsoniana, measures 60' in height with a 40' spread. This clone originated from seed distributed in 1924 by the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Massachusetts. Zones 4-9.

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