Pests and Diseases
'Regal' has a good resistance, rated 4 out of 5, to Dutch elm disease and verticillium wilt, but is very susceptible to the Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola in the USA. The tree's foliage was adjudged "resistant" to Black Spot by the Plant Diagnostic Clinic of the University of Missouri .
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