Ulmus × hollandica 'Dampieri'
| Ulmus × hollandica | |
|---|---|
_040530b.JPG) 'Dampieri', Groningen. | |
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Dampieri' |
| Origin | Europe |
The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Dampieri' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor; the tree was originally identified as Ulmus campestris var. nuda subvar. fastigiata Dampieri Hort., Vilv. by Wesmael.[1]
Description
A fastigiate, conical tree with upright branches bearing tough, ovate leaves < 8 cm long, densely clustered on short, glabrous shoots.[2]
Pests and diseases
The tree is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
Believed to have originated in continental Europe, 'Dampieri' was first marketed in the Low Countries in 1853 [3] and commonly planted in towns during the latter half of the 19th century.[4] 'Dampieri' (as U. montana fastigiata Dampieri) was known to have been marketed in Poland in the 19th century by the Ulrich nursery,[5] Warsaw.
Notable trees
Now a rarity in the UK; the TROBI Champion grows at St George's Road, Lambeth, London, measuring 15 m high by 48 cm d.b.h. in 2003.[6]
Synonymy
- Ulmus campestris var. nuda subvar. fastigiata Dampieri Hort., Vilv.: Wesmael, Bull. Fed. Soc. Hort. Belg. 1862: 339, 1863.
- Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor) 'Dampier': Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 6, 1285, of 1958.
- Ulmus montana var. pyramidalis: Lavallée , Arb. Segrez, 237, 1877.
Forms
A golden form, 'Dampieri Aurea', of much the same shape and size, sunk as Ulmus × hollandica 'Wredei' by Melville.[7] In the UK, the TROBI Champion is at Blaker's Park, Brighton, measuring 17 m high and 57 cm d.b.h. in 2009, when the leaf colour was reverting to green.[6]
Accessions
North America
- Arnold Arboretum. Acc. no. 17876
Europe
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection .
- Grange Farm Arboretum , Sutton St. James, Spalding, Lincs., UK. Acc. no. 841.
- Hortus Botanicus Nationalis, Salaspils, Latvia. Acc. no. 18118
- Strona Arboretum, University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
- University of Copenhagen Botanic Garden, where it is also known by the common name of 'Krusbladet'.
Nurseries
Europe
- Noordplant , Glimmen, The Netherlands.
- De Reebock , Zwalm, Belgium.
- JohanVanHerreweghe , Schellebelle, Belgium
References
- ↑ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
- ↑ Photographs of young 'Dampieri' elm and mature specimens in Hoorn, Holland (Handbuch der Ulmengewächse, ulmen-handbuch.de/handbuch/ulmus/gattung_ulmus.html)
- ↑ Meulemans, M., and Parmentier, C., 'Studies on Ceratocystis ulmi in Belgium' in Research on Dutch Elm Disease in Europe, HMSO, London 1983
- ↑ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. 1848–1929. Republished 2014 Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781108069380
- ↑ Ulrich, C. (1894), Katalog Drzew i Krezewow, C. Ulrich, Rok 1893–94, Warszawa
- 1 2 Johnson, O. (2011). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland, 169. Kew Publishing, Kew, London. ISBN 9781842464526.
- ↑ White, J. & More, D. (2002). Trees of Britain and northern Europe. Cassell, London.
