Re: question on Elm tree name

Thank you Claire.... that sounds interesting...
Patricia
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] question on Elm tree name


> In a message dated 2/5/03 9:20:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> pdickson@nts-online.net writes:
>
>
> > I just got a call from a friend that is taking her Master Garden quiz
and
> > the bonus question has us puzzled.  I hope some of you will know the
> > answer.
> > What is the scientific name for the Drunken Poet Elm?
> > thanks in advance,
> >
>
> Don't exactly know but it is worth taking a look at the Camperdown Elm
which
> is associated with a poets walk.  It is Ulmus glabra var. Camperdownii.
This
> is a very nice and pricey tree used in the US and well known in our area.
>
> Camperdown Elm is one that grows downward, toward the ground making a form
> not commonly seen in garden trees.  It is sterile and, I believe, grafted
to
> a normal rootstock.
>
> Worth a try.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4
>
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