2004 Plant of the Year, Winner

Proposed by: Garden Club of Chevy Chase, Zone VI

Discovered at the Princeton Nursery and tested for over 30 years, the Princeton Elm has proven to be extremely resistant to Dutch Elm disease. It is a fast growing and tough, making it an ideal street tree as well as a specimen shade tree. Grows 50’H x 50’W. Hardy from USDA Zones 3 to 9.