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Pistil wrote:
I never thought I would plant an Elm in my yard. But this followed me home..
Ulmus parvifolia 'Lois Hole' is a shrubby variegated Lacebark (Chinese) Elm. I was intrigued by the tiny leaves, which have almost microscopic white edges.
The label says it is slow growing to 15 feet tall (we'll see).
I can find almost no info on this on the www, and none at all in DG.
Do any of you know anything about it? Do you think I should stake it? It sort of has a leader, but it is not growing straight up. How about limbing it up?
i think it is grown from a cutting. The bend in the trunk at first looked like a graft union, but there are identical leaves growing from branches below that level.
This is my first variegated tree (I must be regressing.)