The tree is commercially propagated by grafting onto an "Ulmus pumila" rootstock. In commerce, is usually propagated by grafting onto an "Ulmus pumila" rootstock. Some authorities consider the cultivar 'Berardii' a form of "Ulmus pumila". American linden ("Tilia americana"), and elm ("Ulmus americana", "Ulmus pumila"). The larva feeds on "Ulmus propinga", "Ulmus pumila".