Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Stricta'
| Ulmus × viminalis | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii' |
| Cultivar | 'Stricta' |
Ulmus × viminalis Lodd. 'Stricta' (:'narrow') is believed to be a hybrid cultivar derived from the crossing U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii'. It was listed as Ulmus campestris var. stricta by Audibert (1817).[1] A herbarium specimen at Kew was considered by Melville a form of U. × viminalis.[2]
Description
A tree of narrow and "very rigid" growth.[3] Herbarium leaf-specimens show a leaf resembling that of the type tree, 'Viminalis' (see External links below).
Pests and diseases
Trees of the U. × viminalis group are very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive, though trees identified as U. × viminalis and matching the form of 'Stricta' occur in East Anglia.[4]
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![A narrow, rigid form of U. × viminalis, Easton Cambridgeshire (2015)[5]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Ulmus_x_viminalis%2C_Easton_Cambridgeshire.jpg/120px-Ulmus_x_viminalis%2C_Easton_Cambridgeshire.jpg)
A narrow, rigid form of U. × viminalis, Easton Cambridgeshire (2015)[5]
![A narrow, rigid form of U. × viminalis, Easton Cambridgeshire (2015)[5]](/wiki/File:Ulmus_x_viminalis,_Easton_Cambridgeshire.jpg)
Notable trees
A fine specimen noted by Henry at Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, in 1913 of what he called U. campestris var. viminalis, which "resembled in habit the Cornish elm", may have been a form of U. × viminalis similar to 'Stricta'.[6]
References
- ^ Catalogue, 1817, p. 23
- ^ 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.
- ^ Green, 1964, p.75
- ^ Tree determined by Coleman (2000), sample no. 5, as Ulmus × viminalis. plot-elms.co.uk/home/cambridgeshire-plot-elms
- ^ Tree determined by Coleman (2000), sample no. 5, as Ulmus × viminalis. plot-elms.co.uk/home/cambridgeshire-plot-elms
- ^ Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. p. 1906.
External links
- "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853016". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. procera Salisb. var. viminalis Rehd. f. stricta (Kew specimen)