Ulmus minor 'Pendula'
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U. minor 'Pendula', Stanford Ave., Brighton. | |
Cultivar | 'Pendula' |
Origin | Belgium |
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Pendula' was listed by C. de Vos in Handboek 20, 1887, as Ulmus sativa pendula, and much later by Boom in Ned. Dendr. 1: 158, 1959, as a cultivar.
Description
The tree has slender pendulous branches.
Pests and diseases
'Pendula' is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
Raised in Belgium in 1863, the young twigs are prone to dieback in hard winters.[1] 'Pendula' is not known to have been introduced to North America.
Accessions
Europe
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, acc. no. 1973-11710 (as U. carpinifolia var. pendula).
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection, (as U. minor var. pendula) Street trees in Stanford Avenue, Shaftesbury Road and Denmark Villas.
Australasia
- Eastwoodhill Arboretum , Gisborne, New Zealand, 4 trees, details not known.
Nurseries
Europe
- Arboretum Waasland , Nieuwkerken-Waas, Belgium, (as U. carpinifolia 'Pendula').
References
- ↑ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
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