Ulmus laevis 'Aureovariegata'

Ulmus laevis
Cultivar Aureovariegata
Origin Europe

The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Aureovariegata' (also 'Aureo-variegata'[1]) was mentioned by Schelle in Beissner[2] et al. Handbuch der Laubholzbenennung page 84, as U. effusa (: laevis) f. aureovariegata, but without description.[1]

Description

Henry briefly described the tree as having "leaves spotted with yellow".[3]

Cultivation

Probably extinct; 'Aureovariegata' was never grown in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. 1 2 Green, P. S. (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus" (PDF). Arnoldia (Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University) 24.
  2. ↑ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University.
  3. ↑ Elwes, H. J.; Henry, A (1913). "The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland" VII. Private publication: 1848–1929.
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