Ulmus 'Alata'

This cultivar should not be confused with the American species Ulmus alata, commonly known as the 'Winged Elm'.
Ulmus
Cultivar 'Alata'
Origin Europe

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Alata' was first mentioned by Kirchner, in Petzold & Kirchner, Arb. Muscav. 563, 1864, as Ulmus montana (: glabra) alata, but without description.

Description

Considered possibly a juvenile form of Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor).[1]

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
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