Resista® elms have been carefully bred for reliability and high resistance, following rigorous selection processes of more than ten years of private trials and three years of official testing of numerous crosses. Selected specifically for the European market, these varieties are available exclusively through authorised partner nurseries. With their rapid growth, making them easy to establish and settle down quickly and adapt to extreme temperatures, these trees also serve as a valuable habitat for insects, especially the endangered elm butterfly.

We offer four different selections: Ulmus ‘Fiorente’®, Ulmus ‘Rebella’®, Ulmus ‘Rebona’® and Ulmus ‘New Horizon’®. The latter two in particular are completely immune to Dutch elm disease and tolerate drought, salt and short periods of waterlogging, making them ideal for coastal environments. Interested in these rock-solid elms? Read the history of this typically Dutch tree below. 

Elms have represented a fixture in the Dutch natural landscape for centuries. Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm), Ulmus laevis (European white elm) and Ulmus minor (Smooth-leaved Elm) have played a prominent role in Dutch dendrological history; from the Middle Ages onwards, the tree species was widely planted along roads and in cities because of their fast growth, good-quality wood and aesthetic value. Partly due to these properties, the elm gained a prominent place in Golden Age Amsterdam, where they graced the characteristic canals. The many visitors to the metropolis also noticed this, resulting in the trees being described several times and frequently exported from the seventeenth century onwards. The Ulmus x hollandica (Dutch elm) had definitely knocked the Tilia x europaea (Dutch lime) off its throne in the capital.

In the Netherlands, tree nursery Noordplant in Glimmen, Groningen, is the elm specialist. Our resista® elms are grown on their own roots to ensure not only resistance to the elm sapling beetle but also no risk of (delayed) incompatibility. Ebben's acquisition of Noordplant in 2023 gives Ebben access to very extensive knowledge of and experience in the cultivation of resistant elms. German company Eisele GmbH & Co acquired the propagation rights of resista® elms in Europe in the 1990s. The trees are each labelled with the resista® trademark and a chip on which the master licensee can read out information about the respective tree.