Ulmus pumila 'Chinkota'
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The Siberian Elm
Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila, the Siberian Elm, is native to Central Asia, eastern Siberia, Mongolia, Xizang , northern China, India and Korea . It is also known as the Asiatic Elm, Dwarf Elm and Chinese Elm. Two varieties are recognized: var pumila and var. arborea, the latter known as Turkestan elm...

 Ulmus pumila cultivar 'Chinkota' http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/u/ulmpum/ulmpum1.html is from a seed-produced line of extremely cold-hardy trees raised in the USA. The tree was developed from seed of the cultivar 'Dropmore' by the South Dakota State University
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 after World War II
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'Chinkota' is distinguished from 'Dropmore' by its lower branching habit and earlier dormancy http://www.northern.edu/natsource/TREESA1/Siberi1.htm.
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