Table 5.

Growth form, fall color, and preference ranking of elms in the U.S. National Elm Trial at each trial site.

Cultivar nameFormAutumn colorWestern statesCentral statesEastern statesTotal
WACOKSIANDFzNDByMNMIINALNYNJVTOHWVKY
American selections
‘Lewis & Clark’vaseyellow/green  0
‘New Harmony’ovalyellow/orangexxxxx  4
‘Princeton’vaseyellowxxxxxx  5
‘Valley Forge’vaseyellow/brownxxxx  3
Asian selections
‘Frontier’vasered/purplex  1
‘Morton Stalwart’vaseyellowxxxxxxxx  7
‘Pioneer’vaseyellow/orangexxx  3
‘Homestead’ovalgreen/yellowxx  2
‘Patriot’vasegreen/yellowxxxxxxxx  7
‘Morton’vaseyellow/brownxxxxxxxxx  9
‘Morton Red Tip’vaseyellowxxxxxxxxxxx  8
‘Emer I’vaseyellow/orangex  1
‘Emer II’ovalyellow/redx  1
‘BSNUPF’ovalyellow/orange  0
‘JFS Bieberich’vasegreen/yellowx  1
‘Morton Plainsman’vaseyellowxxxxx  4
‘New Horizon’ovalgreen/yellowxxxx  3
‘Morton Glossy’vasegreen/yellowxxxxxxxxxxx10
‘Prospector’vaseyellow/greenxxxx  4
  • z Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.

  • y Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.

  • x Cultivars with ‘x’ indicates the cultivar was a preferred tree at that trial site based on overall ornamental characteristics.