Cultivation
An uncommon tree even before Dutch elm disease, U. minor var. plotii has also been affected by the destruction of hedgerows and by urban development within its limited range. Like other forms of the Field Elm, however, it suckers freely and is thus not considered critically endangered. Conservation measures are now in place to preserve known stands and to encourage propagation. Owing to its susceptibility to Dutch elm disease, it is no longer planted as an ornamental. It is the subject of a study at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh by Dr Max Coleman titled 'The application of RAPDs to the critical taxonomy of the English endemic elm Ulmus plotii (sic) '. There are no known cultivars of this taxon, nor is it known to be in commerce.
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