Ulmus americana 'Hines'
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The American Elm Ulmus americana cultivar 'Hines' was listed in the accessions of the Morden Arboretum
Morden Research Station
Morden Research Station is an arboretum in Morden, Manitoba. In 1924 the arboretum was started by W.R. Leslie, adding to the Agriculture Canada Research Station established in 1915. Since then the agriculture station has introduced dozens of new fruit, vegetable, field and ornamental crops...

 http://dir.gardennet.com/directory/mrc/ (1970), apparently sourced from the Hines Nursery, Souris
Souris, Manitoba
Souris is a town in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba, 2006 population 1,772, total including Glenwood Municipality is 2,412. It is located on the Souris River, from which it takes its name. The town is home to Canada's longest historic cable-stayed footbridge , known...

, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

in 1940 . The tree was not recognized as a valid cultivar by some authorities.

Cultivation

The two specimens at Morden had both died from Dutch elm disease by 2001. Probably extinct.
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