Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF (selling name ) is a Chinese elm cultivar that was found in a field at Moon's Tree Farm, Atlanta, Georgia, in 1993 and raised by Moon's Tree Farm nursery. It was patented in 2000. It is notable for its upright ascending branches.
Rarely exceeding in height, has a single central leader and strong ascending branches forming a pyramidal crown. The leaves are a lustrous dark green, turning yellow to orange in autumn. The mottled bark ranges from greyish orange to greyish brown. The tree is reputed to be very fast growing.
The species and its cultivars are highly resistant, but not immune, to Dutch elm disease, and unaffected by the elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola.
An avenue of lines Purdue Mall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. lines the north side of Jackson Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon, east of 9th Street. Lines of and in North Robinson Avenue and North Harvey Avenue, Oklahoma City, flank the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
In Europe, four 'UPMTF' were planted in Molenmeent, Loosdrecht, the Netherlands, in 2017, as part of Wijdemeren City Council's elm collection.
Acronym of Ulmus Parvifolia Moon Tree Farm.
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