Ulmus × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata'

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Ulmus × hollandica
Hybrid parentage
U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar
'Eleganto-Variegata'
Origin
Europe

U. × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor. First mentioned by Miller [2] in Gard. Dict. ed. 6. Ulmus no. 9, 1752, as U. major Hollandica, angustis & magis acuminatis sammaris, folio latissimo scabro, eleganter variegato [1]. Described as the Dutch Elm with striped leaves, it is not known to remain in cultivation.

[edit] References

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