The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Jacqueline Hillier elm

Family: Ulmaceae (elm family)

Synonym: Ulmus × elegantissima 'Jacqueline Hillier', Ulmus × hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier'

Distribution: hybrid

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A small, densely branched deciduous shrub 6' high and wide. This odd cultivar does not display the typical treelike characteristic of the species. Leaves are serrated with oblique bases. Use as a specimen plant or in a shrub border. Subject to most of the typical elm pests, but shows intermediate resistance to Dutch Elm disease.