Ulmus 'Stavast'
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| Ulmus hybrid |
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| Hybrid parentage |
| 'Commelin' × ('Exoniensis' × U. wallichiana) |
| Cultivar |
| 'Stavast' |
| Origin |
| Netherlands |
The hybrid elm cultivar 'Stavast' was raised at Wageningen in the Netherlands as clone no. 622 by hybridizing 'Commelin' with clone no. 202, a cross between the Exeter Elm U. glabra 'Exoniensis' and the Himalayan Elm Ulmus wallichiana. Although resistant to Dutch elm disease, it was not commercially released in its own right but retained as a rootstock for grafting as its dense root system quickly endowed young trees with a considerable stability.[1] A number of 'Stavast' trees were exported to New Zealand for use in trials at the Hortresearch station at Palmerston North in the 1990s.
[edit] Etymology
The name 'Stavast' is Dutch for "a resolute man".
[edit] References
- ^ Heybroek, H. M. (1993). The Dutch Elm Breeding Program. In Sticklen & Sherald (Eds.) (1993). Dutch Elm Disease Research, Chapter 3. Springer Verlag, New York, USA.
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