Ulmus 'Sapporo Gold 2'

Ulmus 'Sapporo Gold 2' (Resista) is an elm cultivar raised by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), United States, but only registered and released to commerce in Europe.

Description
Very vigorous and rather unruly, maintaining a clean stem has proven difficult, effectively disqualifying 'Sapporo Gold' for street use, consequently it is now promoted primarily as a hedgerow tree. The foliage is similar to 'Sapporo Autumn Gold', which has the same parentage.

Pests and diseases
'Sapporo Gold 2' (Resista) has a high resistance to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation
The tree was registered in 1990 as 'Sapporo Gold 2' (Resista) and has been marketed by, as a hedging plant ever since.

Europe

 * Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire, UK. Acc. no. 1991.0891 (listed simply as 'Resista'), single tree planted in Crookhill Field (CK 130), 6.6 m high, 19.0 cm d.b.h. in 2005.

Nurseries

 * André Briant Jeunes Plants, Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France
 * Pepinieres Minier, les Fontaines de l'Aunay, France