Christine Buisman Elm | Ulmus x hollandica 'Christine Buisman'
These seven very rare elms are named after Christine Buisman, who has conducted pioneering research into elm disease. There are three varieties. Can you see the difference?
These elms, named after the scientist Christine Buisman, are field elms. A kind of elm that is older than the Dutch elm. At the beginning of the last century, Christine Buisman and Bea Schwartz developed the first cultivated varieties that were more resistant to Dutch elm disease. Elms do like some moisture and nutrition. They grow well in light shade. This cultivated variety cannot withstand the salty sea breeze. You will therefore not find them on the coast. The field elm remains smaller than the Dutch elms. This row of trees was probably planted in the 1950s. This proves that they are highly resistant to Dutch elm disease.
