Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia'
Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia' | |
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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
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