Ulmus 'Argenteo-Marginata'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Argenteo-Marginata'
Origin Germany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Argenteo-Marginata' was first mentioned by Deegen in Deutsch. Mag. Gart. Blumenk, 60, 1869, as Ulmus campestris elegans argenteo-marginatis.

Description

Deegen described the tree as having leaves bordered with white. The leaves were described in a later reference as also being very rough above, weakly pubescent below, and measuring < 8 cm long by < 4 cm broad. The tree is possibly a cultivar of U. × hollandica.[1]

Cultivation

Probably extinct, unless synonymous with one of two cultivars with silver-white margined leaves, Ulmus minor 'Argenteo-Variegata',[2] or the rough-leafed Ulmus 'Argenteo-Variegata', both of which match the microphylla foliis marginatis description (Synonymy below).

Synonymy

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
  2. Photograph of foliage of Ulmus minor 'Argenteo-variegata', www.flower.onego.ru (photo 6)
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