Ulmus 'Acutifolia'

Ulmus 'Acutifolia'
GenusUlmus
Cultivar'Acutifolia'
OriginUK

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Acutifolia' was first described (as U. campestris acutifolia) by Masters [1] in Hortus Duroverni 66. 1831, and later by Mottet [2] in Nicholson [3] & Mottet, Dictionnaire pratique d'horticulture et de jardinage 5: 383, 1898.[1]

Description

The tree has been described as having narrower leaves and branches more pendulous when mature.[2][3]

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

Synonymy

  • Ulmus campestris acutifolia: Masters, Hortus Duroverni 66. 1831, and Mottet in Nicholson & Mottet, Dictionnaire pratique d'horticulture et de jardinage 5: 383, 1898.

References

  1. ^ Mottet, Séraphin Joseph; Nicholson, George (1898). Dictionnaire pratique d'horticulture et de jardinage. Vol. 5. p. 383.
  2. ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ Browne, D. J. (1846). The Trees of America. Harper & Brothers, New York.