SIGNIFICANT ELMS
01 Mar 2017
As the commercial popularity of Australian elm varieties is on the rise, Mt William Advanced Tree Nursery now carry a significant selection of elms from selected sources to suit a range of landscape applications.
The planting of elm trees throughout Australia began early in the 1800s by British settlers who had imported the various species from their homeland. Due to the invasion of the Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle and the resulting untimely demise of elm species throughout Europe, Australia’s mature elms are now regarded as some of the most significant elms in the world.
Found in parks, public gardens, country townships and streets, Dutch elms and English elms were widely planted in Australia - especially in Victoria - in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Widely used as street trees and in park avenues, a large number of elm avenues still remain today – aged between 60 and 140 years.
A large number of elm species and cultivars are grown in Australia, and though their commercial availability has changed over time they remain a popular choice for commercial and domestic landscaping applications.
Mt William Advanced Tree Nursery is currently growing some significant elms that have come from selected sources.
Species include:
- Ulmus hollandica ‘Purpurascens’- Wallan
- Ulmus hollandica ‘Purpurascens’- Benalla
- Ulmus hollandica ‘Purpurascens’- Pleasant Street, Ballarat
- Ulmus x viminalis- Benalla botanical gardens
- Ulmus x viminalis- Lydiard Street, Ballarat
- Ulmus x procera – Finley Avenue, Camperdown
- Ulmus procera – Cnr Barkly/Eastwood Street, Bakery Hill Ballarat
- Ulmus procera – O’Shannasy Street, Sunbury
For more information on Mt William's range of Elm cultivars visit www.advancedtrees.com.au
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