Ulmus minor 'Hunnybunii'

Ulmus minor
Cultivar	'Hunnybunii'
Origin	England

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Hunnybunii' was originally identified as U. nitens var. Hunnybunii Moss by Moss , Cambr. Brit. Fl. 2: 90, 1914.

Description

Moss described it as a taller tree than 'Sowerbyi', with the lower branches spreading at right angles, the upper less tortuous; leaves even more asymmetrical at the base, more acuminate at the apex.^[1]

Cultivation

No mature specimens are known to survive. 'Hunnybunii' was reputed to have been commonly planted in the parklands and hedgerows of Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire in the UK before the advent of Dutch elm disease.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Lynch, R I. (1915). Trees of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, in Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (Ed.: Chittenden), Vol. 41, part 1, p. 17, 1915.
2. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.