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Old 11-03-2014, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter Percival View Post
Which elms (if any) may be grown in an English garden?
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Madam Life's a piece in bloom,
Death goes dogging everywhe
She's the tenant of the room,
He's the ruffian on the stair.
Ulmus parvifolia, the Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, looks like a pretty good bet too.

In Chile when they talk about elm (ulmo in Spanish), they are actually referring to something quite different. Eucryphia cordifolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I know it will grow well in damper parts of Britain.