Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont'
| Ulmus × hollandica | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Dumont' |
| Origin | Belgium |
The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont' was a very vigorous elm raised from a tree discovered by a gardener on the estate of M. Dumont at Tournay, Belgium, c. 1865.[1]
Description
The tree had a straight trunk and a narrow regular, pyramidal crown; the leaves being somewhat smaller than 'Belgica'.
Pests and diseases
'Dumont' was very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive. The tree was once a popular choice for street planting in Belgium and France, notably at Versailles (town, not palace).[2]
Synonymy
- Ulmus campestris var. Dumontii: Mottet [1] in Nicholson [2] & Mottet's Dictionnaire pratique d'horticulture et de jardinage 5: 383, 1898, and by Krüssmann [3] in Handb, Laubgeh. 2: 537, 1962.
- Ulmus 'De Dumont': Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 6. 286, 1958.
References
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus" (PDF). Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. 1848–1929. Republished 2014 Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781108069380