Ulmus glabra 'Pendula Variegata'

Ulmus glabra
Cultivar 'Pendula Variegata'
Origin Europe

The Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Pendula Variegata' was listed by Hartwig & Rümpler in Ill. Geholzb. 583, 1875, as Ulmus Montana (:glabra) var. pendula variegata Hort.

Description

The tree has been described as a form of 'Pendula' (: 'Horizontalis') with beautiful white-variegated leaves.[1]

Cultivation

Probably extinct. The tree was cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from c. 1896 until at least 1925.

References

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