Ulmus minor 'Virgata'

Ulmus minor
Cultivar 'Virgata'
Origin Nangis, Seine et Marne, France

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Virgata' was described by Pepin (as Ulmus campestris virgata) in Revue Hort. 1865: 347, 1865.

Description

Pepin described the tree as having slender, erect branches bestowing a fastigiate form.

Cultivation

Probably extinct. Planted before 1789 near Nangis, Seine-et-Marne.[1]

Accessions

References

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