Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia'

Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia'
Species Ulmus laevis
Cultivar 'Urticifolia'
Origin France

The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia' was raised by Jacques as a chance seedling in 1830, and propagated by grafting. Listed in Revue Hort. 2: 128, 1832 as U. urticifolia. It was later mentioned by de Vries in Plant Breeding, 1906.[1]

Description

The tree was described as having deeply toothed leaves, the teeth unequal and very pointed.

Cultivation

Probably extinct; the tree was never grown in the UK. [2]

Accessions

Not known.

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
  2. Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication.
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