Ulmus 'Folia Rubra'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Folia Rubra'
Origin Belgium

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Folia Rubra' was first listed as Ulmus campestris foliis rubra in the Louis de Smet (Ghent) catalogue of 1877. Considered "probably Ulmus carpinifolia" (: minor) by Green.[1]

Description

'Folia Rubra' was later described as having small leaves with a reddish-green tinge.

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

Synonymy

References

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