Pests and Diseases
Resistant to Dutch elm disease, in trials in Oklahoma it was also found to be eschewed by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola, but further north at the Morton Arboretum was moderately to highly preferred by the insect. The species is also susceptible to the Elm Leafminer.
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