Jacqueline Hillier Elm

[AcerSai]

I picked up this Jacqueline Hillier Elm at a local landscape nursery last fall for $50, I was ecstatic! I'd found a couple in 4" pots for $25 a couple of times, but they were a long way from anything but a shohin broom.

So this is it last fall, I LOVED the double trunk!As you can see in the virtual I did I decided to chop it back and regrow from there, based on advice from you guys.

This spring it's popping buds EVERYWHERE, and after some moderate root work I uncovered more of the surface roots and was pleased to find there were no major eyesores or issues. I'm excited to see where this tree goes.

I don't see many of these around the forums, anyone else growing this beautiful elm? I'd love to see them!

Peace! -Adam

 

[J. Adrian]

Nice little elm.

 

[milehigh_7]

I really like it!

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I don't see many of these around the forums, anyone else growing this beautiful elm? I'd love to see them!

There are so many elm cultivars out there that it is not surprising that you don't see them all. I have actually seen this elm quite frequently in the nursery trade on the East Coast, but never on the West.

P.S. Where are you located?

 

[jquast]

There are so many elm cultivars out there that it is not surprising that you don't see them all. I have actually seen this elm quite frequently in the nursery trade on the East Coast, but never on the West.

P.S. Where are you located?

I've seen these in Nor Cal. I bought one from a nursery about ten years ago and still see them from time to time.

 

[discusmike]

Brent carries the cultivar

 

[CuriousLayman]

I bought one of these last week. I started some layers and once they are separated I'll chop it own.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

They sell them out East at many commercial nurseries. Its growth habit is rather unusual - starting as a shrub and then eventually growing into a shrub-like short tree.

They aren't even 100% certain about it's lineage. Many places refer to it as Ulmus "Jaqueline Hillier"... no species name

 

[sorce]

The only thing better than that Elm is your Avatar!

Sorce

 

[AlainK]

Not "that" easy:
- branches are quite brittle, be careful when wiring, esp. in the dormant season
- tends to grow fishbone shoots : needs regular pruning

But some positive points:
- very easy to make cuttings to play with (and root-cuttings too)
- nice butter-yellow colour in autumn

Fun to eperiment with
You may have already seen this small one I already posted here:

 

[ghues]

I've had one for a number of years, took an air layer a few years back and may try it again this year, here is a link to the thread.
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/jacqueline-hillier-elm.14405/

 

[AcerSai]

The only thing better than that Elm is your Avatar!

Sorce

haha thanks. My wife thought it was "cute" and told me to use it.

 

[AcerSai]

There are so many elm cultivars out there that it is not surprising that you don't see them all. I have actually seen this elm quite frequently in the nursery trade on the East Coast, but never on the West.

P.S. Where are you located?

I'm in Iowa. And we don't have very many "specialty" nurseries that sell interesting things. (Mostly big box stores, or small nurseries that sell the standard landscape plants.)

The nursery this elm came from is about an hour away but I frequently make the drive because they carry a wide variety of dwarf conifers, Japanese maples, and some oddball cultivars of stuff. It's a high end nursery with some high end material, with some high end prices to match. hehe so when I found this one for a reasonable price I jumped on it.

They always have a small selection of 4" potted dwarf trees for use in container gardens for like $25. Some decent starter material. I've seen these elms mixed in there from time to time, but never anything bigger than that.

And yes this history and lineage of the Jacqueline Hillier Elm is an interesting one, that only adds to my admiration of it.

 

[AlainK]

And yes this history and lineage of the Jacqueline Hillier Elm is an interesting one, that only adds to my admiration of it.

Ulmus x hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier' was a chance seedling propagated by the famous Hillier family (see: http://www.hillier.co.uk/trees/why-hillier/)

Other plants are labeled 'Jacqueline Hillier', a rose, a pine... He must have loved his wife, whose first name and spouse name are both French:

Origin: "hillier" is a popular form of "hilaire", from latin hilarius, derived from "hilaris", joyful.

I live in a small town called "La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin", and on the south bank of the Loire, across the river, there's a town called "Saint-Hilaire Saint-Mesmin". But the Dragon's cave is on our side...

 

[AcerSai]

Ulmus x hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier' was a chance seedling propagated by the famous Hillier family (see: http://www.hillier.co.uk/trees/why-hillier/)

Other plants are labeled 'Jacqueline Hillier', a rose, a pine... He must have loved his wife, whose first name and spouse name are both French:

Origin: "hillier" is a popular form of "hilaire", from latin hilarius, derived from "hilaris", joyful.

I live in a small town called "La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin", and on the south bank of the Loire, across the river, there's a town called "Saint-Hilaire Saint-Mesmin". But the Dragon's cave is on our side...

Thank you! That was an interesting little tid bit!

 

[J. Adrian]

Here is a picture of mine . Hardy little tree , I bought mine in Denver last year.

 

[AcerSai]

Wow! Looks like we're working with REALLY similar material! We should compare notes as we go along!

 

[J. Adrian]

Great idea!

 

[AcerSai]

Great idea!

Seriously if you look at the first pic in my series, it's a little uncanny how similar these two trees are! Left trunk straight with a whorl of branches, right trunk at similar angle and similar branches. haha Sorry but I think it's bonkers!

 

[J. Adrian]

For sure, I really am enjoying it, surprised me how hardy it is., it took a hard couple weeks snow and warm temperatures back and forth dipping into freezing and didnt miss a beat.