Ulmus 'Acutifolia'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Acutifolia'
Origin UK

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Acutifolia' was first described (as U. campestris acutifolia) by Masters in Hort. Duroverni 66. 1831, and later by Mottet in Nicholson & Mottet, Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 383, 1898.

Description

The tree has been described as having narrower leaves and branches more pendulous when mature.[1][2]

Cultivation

Probably extinct. One tree survived in Withdean Park, Brighton for many years, until it was felled in 1978, having succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease.

Synonymy

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
  2. Browne, D. J. (1846). The Trees of America. Harper & Brothers, New York.
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