Ulmus 'Globosa'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Globosa'
Origin Germany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Globosa' was first described (as Ulmus campestris globosa Behnsch ) in the Späth nursery catalogue of 189293. Considered "probably Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green [1]

Description

Späth described the tree as having an uninterrupted, very dense, strongly branched, globose crown with firm, coriaceous shining leaves, but very different from 'Umbraculifera'.

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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