Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia'
| Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia' | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Angustifolia' |
| Origin | England? |
Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia' is one of a number of hybrids arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor, first identified as Ulmus hollandica var. angustifolia by Weston in The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman 1: 315, 1770, and confirmed from herbarium specimens by Green as Ulmus × hollandica.[1]
Description
[edit]The tree was chiefly distinguished by its narrow leaves.[1]
Cultivation
[edit]No specimens are known to survive, but a hybrid cultivar matching the description of 'Angustifolia' was distributed by the Späth nursery of Berlin from the late 19th century as Ulmus montana 'Viminalis', and remains extant.
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Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar ('Viminalis') in Edinburgh: hybrid fruit and new leaves -
Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar ('Viminalis'), Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; spring -
Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; summer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.