Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia'

Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia'
Hybrid parentageU. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar'Angustifolia'
OriginEngland?

Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia' is one of a number of hybrids arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor, first identified as Ulmus hollandica var. angustifolia by Weston in The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman 1: 315, 1770, and confirmed from herbarium specimens by Green as Ulmus × hollandica.[1]

Description

The tree was chiefly distinguished by its narrow leaves.[1]

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive, but a hybrid cultivar matching the description of 'Angustifolia' was distributed by the Späth nursery of Berlin from the late 19th century as Ulmus montana 'Viminalis', and remains extant.

  • Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar ('Viminalis') in Edinburgh: hybrid fruit and new leaves
    Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar ('Viminalis') in Edinburgh: hybrid fruit and new leaves
  • Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar ('Viminalis'), Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; spring
    Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar ('Viminalis'), Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; spring
  • Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; summer
    Narrow-leaved Ulmus × hollandica cultivar, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; summer

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.