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BARCHAM OFFERS PRINCETON ELMS WITH EIGHTY YEARS' DISEASE TOLERANCE
We are delighted to have secured sole UK amenity rights to the Princeton Elm (Ulmus Americana “Princeton”), originally selected in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1920 and a tree with a proven outstanding tolerance of Dutch Elm Disease, which has claimed more than 20 million trees in Britain since the mid 1970s. In the USA, where it was once said a squirrel could travel from Kentucky to California solely on the canopies of elms, it is believed that more than 90 million trees have succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease.
The Princeton Elm was originally selected for its observed resistance to known maladies, its classic elm shape and its large leathery leaves. Despite attacks from Dutch Elm Disease, Princeton Elms planted along roads back in 1932 remain in perfect condition today. Research conducted into disease resistance in the 1990s showed the Princeton Elm to have a 96 per cent survival rate. No other variety of Dutch Elm Disease susceptible, large leaved elm can match this combination of disease tolerance, longevity aesthetic appeal. Princeton Elms have recently been planted along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of The White House and at Highgrove House, Gloucestershire, home of HRH The Prince of Wales. We already supplying trees to our customers, but numbers are limited at present. Mike Glover, managing director of Barcham Trees, hopes that the arrival of
the Princeton Elm will herald the renaissance of elms in the United Kingdom. “Not
only is the Princeton Elm extremely tolerant of Dutch Elm Disease, and able
to recover from it, but it is also very attractive and similar to our native
elm. What sets it apart from other resistant varieties is its proven track
record of 80 years”, he says. The Princeton Elm was originally selected for its observed resistance to known maladies, its classic elm shape and its large leathery leaves. Despite attacks from Dutch Elm Disease, Princeton Elms planted along roads back in 1932 remain in perfect condition today. Research conducted into disease resistance in the 1990s showed the Princeton Elm to have a 96 per cent survival rate. No other variety of Dutch Elm Disease susceptible, large leaved elm can match this combination of disease tolerance, longevity aesthetic appeal. Princeton Elms have recently been planted along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of The White House and at Highgrove House, Gloucestershire, home of HRH The Prince of Wales. We already supplying trees to our customers, but numbers are limited at present. Mike Glover, managing director of Barcham Trees, hopes that the arrival of
the Princeton Elm will herald the renaissance of elms in the United Kingdom. “Not
only is the Princeton Elm extremely tolerant of Dutch Elm Disease, and able
to recover from it, but it is also very attractive and similar to our native
elm. What sets it apart from other resistant varieties is its proven track
record of 80 years”, he says. |
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