Ulmus 'Pyramidalis'

Ulmus

'Pyramidalis', Aldenham, c.1922
Cultivar 'Pyramidalis'
Origin UK

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Pyramidalis' was first described as U. campestris pyramidalis by Vicary Gibbs in the Gardeners' Chronicle III. 71:227, 1922. 'Pyramidalis' originated from a sport at Gibbs's Aldenham Estate, Hertfordshire, England c. 1890.[1]

Description

As implied by the epithet, the cultivar was pyramidal in shape.

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

References

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