Ulmus parvifolia 'Milliken'
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Michael Dirr Ulmus parvifolia 'Milliken'
Michael Dirr
Ulmus parvifolia 'Milliken'
Ulmus parvifolia 'Milliken' (click for large image)
Milliken Chinese Elm, Milliken Lacebark Elm
Common Names:
  • Milliken Chinese Elm
  • Milliken Lacebark Elm
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 9

Dirr says: "Has withstood ice, hurricane force winds, and the ravages of time."

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 50' to 100'.
Dirr says: "the parent tree reminds of the outline of a white oak form from a distance; parent tree approximately 50' by 40'. Extremely uniform outer tracery of fine branches lends a well-tailored profile."

Flowers:

  Season(s): Late Summer
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Red, Green
Season(s): Late Summer
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a shade tree.

Dirr says: "Bark is superlative with brown, orange, tan mosaic on 2" diameter branches and the mature trunk."

Other:

  Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Drought
Is Resistant to Insects
Is Urban Tolerant
 
Ulmus parvifolia 'Milliken' is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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