Ulmus × hollandica 'Virens'

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Ulmus × hollandica
Hybrid parentage
U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar
'Virens'
Origin
England

Ulmus × hollandica 'Virens' Henry, the Kidbrook Elm, 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 identified by Masters as U. virens in Hort. Duroverni 66, 1831, and later by Loudon in Arb. Frut. Brit 3: 1376, 1838 as U. campestris (: minor) virens ^[1].

Described as having an almost evergreen spreading crown, it retains its foliage well into December. The leaves are oval, < 10 cm long by < 5 cm wide, long acuminate at the apex, and coarsely biserrate; the bark is a distinctive red. The tree is named for a village in Sussex, England, but the connection with that place remains obscure. Henry recalls seeing only one specimen, at Ashwell Bury, near Baldock, which he found resembled the Huntingdon Elm in many respects ^[2]. It is unlikely the tree remains in cultivation.

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• Ulmus campestris virens: Loudon, Arb. Frut. Brit 3: 1376, 1838.
• Ulmus virens: Masters, Hort. Duroverni 66, 1831.

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