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Ulmus americana 'Aurea'

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Ulmus americana
Cultivar'Aurea'
OriginVermont, USA

The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Aurea' was cloned from a tree discovered by F. L. Temple in Vermont at the end of the 19th century.[1][2]

Description

The tree was described simply as having yellow foliage.

Cultivation

Young trees are grown in Belgium and London, cloned from a tree (now dead) which grew in Illinois.

Synonymy

  • Ulmus americana var. aurea Temple, F. L. ex Rehder , in Bailey: Cycl. Amer. Hort. (4): 1880.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Temple, F. L. (1880), in Bailey: Cycl. Amer. Hort. (4): 1880.