Yes, the new elm is a bit different. I read once how it was developed but can't recall all the details. I know they searched for naturally resistant elm trees, and in part used DNA along with components from other variants. The newly concocted elm tree is a bit different, just as the new American chestnuts are.
I've got many elm trees here and I'm going to assume they are orignal. All look like the old vase-top variety. And my land was a family farm dating back to the 1930s and no new trees were planted during that time. We seem to get one that dies every year, and it happens fast - but they are pretty big trees. Either we have resistant trees, or are in some sort of isolated pocket with no disease, which I doubt. When our elms die, it happens so fast, it seems it IS caused by some sort of blight. Unlike my hard maples often take 10 years to die after the first signs.
We drive back and forth to the Adirondacks often, from Otsego County up to Hamilton County. There are many huge roadside elm trees along the way and some still look fine. Especially in Montgomery County. Also, seems every year there is a new dead one.
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