Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia'

*Ulmus laevis* 'Urticifolia'
Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia'
Species	Ulmus laevis
Cultivar	'Urticifolia'
Origin	France

The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia' was raised by Jacques [3] as a chance seedling in 1830, and propagated by grafting. Listed in Revue Hort. 2: 128, 1832 as U. urticifolia. It was later mentioned by de Vries in Plant Breeding, 1906.^[1]

Description

The tree was described as having deeply toothed leaves, the teeth unequal and very pointed.

Cultivation

Probably extinct; the tree was never grown in the UK. ^[2]

Accessions

Not known.

References

^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication. [2]

[Green-1] Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]

[Elwes-2] Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication. [2]

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