Tabletop Scotch Elm ''Horizontalis''

Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA has a prime example of this tree.

The contrast of the winter, leafless structured branches t...Read Moreo the full lush state is striking. Photos available.

I came upon a specimen of the Tabletop Scotch Elm planted at Morris Arboretum in northwest Philadelphia on June 15th 2016 with my camera....Read More I thought it was the very similar Camperdown Scotch Elm, but it was labeled as the Tabletop being 'Horizontalis.' Many of the grafted cultivar considered as 'Camperdownii' really are the 'Horizontalis' cultivar in the USA according to Dr. Michael Dirr, my old woody plant teacher once at the University of Illinois. The mother species of Scotch Elm is very rare in the USA, but either of these two weeping cultivars are very infrequently found planted, mostly in the yards of affluent households. I've only seen about 5 in my life so far; 3 in Illinois and 2 in Pennsylvania.