Ulmus minor 'Virgata'
| Ulmus minor 'Virgata' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus minor |
| Cultivar | 'Virgata' |
| Origin | Nangis, Seine et Marne, France |
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Virgata' (:'twiggy') was first described, as Ulmus campestris virgata, by Pepin[1] in Revue Horticole (1865) from a stand of some thirty trees beside a monastery at Grand-Puits near Nangis, Seine-et-Marne, said to have been planted by the friars in 1789 and propagated in 1835 by Cochet's nursery at Grisy-Suisnes.[2][3] Pepin noted that in France 'Virgata' was sometimes confused with another, less vigorous elm cultivated as 'Orme pyramidal'[4] (possibly the Baudriller nursery's 'Pyramidata' Hort.[5]).
Not to be confused with Ulmus virgata Roxburgh (Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.) or Ulmus virgata Wallich. ex. Planch. (Ulmus chumlia Melville & Heybroek).
Description
[edit]Pepin described the tree as vigorous, with short, slender, erect branches bestowing a fastigiate form. The oval pointed dark green leaves turn pale yellow in autumn and are retained late. Pepin likened the tree to cypress, Lombardy poplar and fastigiate oak.[2]
Pests and diseases
[edit]Though susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease, field elms produce suckers and usually survive in this form in their area of origin.
Cultivation
[edit]In addition to the original cultivation by Cochet's of Grisy-Suisnes, Pepin himself, who described and admired the tree, planted lines of it from 1858 and recommended it for avenues. He propagated it by base-grafting.[2] No specimens are known to survive.
References
[edit]- ^ kiki.huh.harvard.edu
- ^ a b c Pepin, Pierre Denis (1865). "Ulmus campestris virgata". Revue Horticole: 347–348.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ science.mnhn.fr herbarium specimen P06883092
- ^ Baudriller Établissementd'Horticulture (1880). Catalogue général descriptif et raisonné des arbres fruitiers, forestiers & d'ornement cultivés dans l'établissement. Angers. p. 116.
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