Owing to the " U . wallichiana " in its ancestry, young specimens of'Lobel'proved particularly susceptible to elm yellows ( phloem necrosis ) in trials in Italy.
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The presence of " U . wallichiana " in the ancestry of poses the risk of susceptibility to elm yellows ( phloem necrosis ), which seriously damaged its Dutch stablemate'Lobel'used as a control in the Italian elm breeding programme.