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Is anyone familiar with the Frontier Elm Tree?
Posted on 8/5/20 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 8/5/20 at 6:29 pm
Was at a local nursery interested in buying a drake elm. The worker helping me was showing me some Frontier Elms as well as Drake Elms. She claimed the frontier elm was more of a ball canopy shade tree but didn’t have the long weeping down branches that the drake elm eventually has. They are similar trees. I’ve never heard of them but I am interested. 
Does anyone have one of these at a larger mature size?
Does anyone have one of these at a larger mature size?
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Posted on 8/5/20 at 8:31 pm to DosEquis Virus
They’re pretty common in the landscape trade. Make really good street trees and are tolerant of heat and drought. Here’s a link showing a larger tree and its early fall colors. LINK
This post was edited on 8/5/20 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 8/6/20 at 8:00 am to tigeroarz1
Would you go drake elm instead for shade?
The tag at the store says 40 foot height 40 foot canopy, but this website says 25 foot canopy. I wonder which is it
The tag at the store says 40 foot height 40 foot canopy, but this website says 25 foot canopy. I wonder which is it
Posted on 8/6/20 at 11:47 am to DosEquis Virus
I would go with the tag. Monrovia tends to be on the small side. Many shrubs they say will get 36” tall end up growing 48-60” on me.
This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 11:48 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 1:20 pm to DosEquis Virus
I’m not familiar with the Frontier Elm but Bracy’s sells some nice trees.
Posted on 8/7/20 at 8:00 am to DosEquis Virus
We have planted drake elms in the past - they grow pretty fast and have a impressive canopy
Posted on 8/7/20 at 8:22 am to Gorilla Ball
love drake elms but they have a tendency to lean when they mature
Posted on 8/8/20 at 8:01 am to Geauxld Finger
Yes we noticed that as well.
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