Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Umbraculifera Gracilis'

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Ulmus minor subsp. minor
Cultivar
'Umbraculifera Gracilis'
Origin
Späth nursery, Berlin, Germany

The Smooth-leaved Elm Ulmus minor var. minor cultivar 'Umbraculifera Gracilis' was obtained as a sport of 'Umbraculifera' by Späth[2], and is distinguished by its long, oval crown ^[1] ^[2]. A specimen at the Ryston Hall [3], Norfolk, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery in Berlin before 1914 ^[3], was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease in the 1930s.

1 Arboreta etc. accessions
- 1.1 North America
- 1.2 Europe
2 Synonymy
3 References

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

Holden Arboretum acc. no. 60-164

[edit] Europe

None known.

[edit] Synonymy

Ulmus carpinifolia var. gracilis: Krüssmann [4], Handb. Laubgeh. 2: 534, 1962.

[edit] References

^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication, Edinburgh. [1]
^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
^ Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue, circa 1920