Ulmus × hollandica 'Canadian Giant'

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Ulmus × hollandica 'Canadian Giant'
Ulmus montana 'Canadian Giant', State Nursery, Campbelltown, New South Wales
Hybrid parentageU. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar'Canadian Giant'
OriginEngland

The elm

Wych Elm cultivars and for those of Ulmus × hollandica. Lindley appeared to distinguish "the Giant elm" from "the Chichester elm", while in Australia, where it was introduced in the late 19th century,[2] Ulmus montana 'Canadian Giant' was distinguished from Huntingdon Elm.[3] These pairings suggest that 'Canadian Giant' may have been a 'Vegeta'-type hybrid,[4]
rather than a wych cultivar, though possibly not synonymous with 'Vegeta' or 'Cicestria'.

It is not known how or when 'Canadian' was added to Lindley's 'Giant elm', but the epithet may be related to the fact that the horticulturalist William Barron, who distributed the elm as 'Giant' or 'Canadensis' (see 'Cultivation'), was head gardener at Elvaston Castle in Derbyshire to Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington whose father, the third earl, had served in the Canadian wars.

Description

U. montana 'Canadian Giant', described as "rather more spreading than the ordinary form" of U. montana, was noted for its fast growth. In Australia it was said to be more vigorous than Huntingdon Elm ("the fastest grower of the elms in Sydney except the 'Canadian Giant'").[3] The Gembrook or Nobelius Nursery 1918 catalogue described 'Canadian Elm' as "a good street tree of rapid growth", listing it separately from Chichester Elm and Huntingdon Elm.

Pests and diseases

Not known.

Cultivation

'Canadian Giant' was in English nurseries in Lindley's day. In the mid-19th century 'Giant' and

Avenues of Honour in Australia, at Digby, Victoria (begun 1917), was planted with 87 'Canadian Elm', "which has proved itself at home in this district".[13] 'Canadian Giant' elms were included in the original plantings of the Ballarat Avenue of Honour after the Great War, but it is not known whether they survive there.[14] Some surviving elms in the Bacchus Marsh
Avenue of honour are believed to be 'Canadian Elm' (see 'Notable trees'). None are known in England.

Notable trees

The

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (see 'External links'), confirms that the smaller clone in the Bacchus Marsh avenue is this cultivar.[19][20] The Bacchus Marsh elms were propagated in the early 21st century to provide replacements of the same clones.[15]

  • 'Canadian Elm' / 'Canadian Giant', Avenue of Honour, Digby, Victoria (2015), grown back after pruning
    'Canadian Elm' / 'Canadian Giant', Avenue of Honour, Digby, Victoria (2015), grown back after pruning
  • 'Canadian Elm' / 'Canadian Giant' (right), 'Vegeta' (left), Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria (2008)
    'Canadian Elm' / 'Canadian Giant' (right), 'Vegeta' (left), Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria (2008)
  • Same (2006)
    Same (2006)

References

  1. ^ Lindley, John (1829). A synopsis of the British Flora; arranged according to the Natural Orders. London. pp. 226–227. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Brookes, Margaret, & Barley, Richard, Plants listed in nursery catalogues in Victoria, 1855-1889 (Ornamental Plant Collection Association, South Yarra, Victoria, 1992), p.303–304
  3. ^ a b c The agricultural gazette of New South Wales, 2 October 1908, p.785
  4. ^ "Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, spécimen P00778435" Sheet labelled Ulmus canadensis latifolia
  5. ^ 'Canadian Giant' elms in the Avenue of Honour, Clarke St, Digby, Victoria - Google Maps, May 2008, access date: October 10, 2021
  6. ^ 'Canadian Giant' elms in the Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria - Google Maps, March 2017; access date: 7 July 2022
  7. ^ Chilwell, nottshistory.org.uk
  8. ^ "A.B.", 'Nottingham Elms', The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 1855, no.13; 31 March 1855, p.206
  9. ^ The Gardeners' Chronicle, 30 January 1864, p.97
  10. ^ parksandgardens.org William Barron
  11. ^ Richard I. Smith. 'The History and Provenance of the Chichester Elm (Ulmus vegeta Lindl.)', November 2007, 3rd edn.
  12. ^ Loudon, J. C., Hortus lignosus londinensis (London, 1838), p.145-6
  13. ^ Dutch Elm in Digby Avenue of Honour, swvic.org
  14. ^ 'The Ballarat Avenue of Honour', Ballarat Tourism & Accommodation Directory, ballarat.com/avenue
  15. ^ a b c 'Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour Strategic Management Plan', Moorabool Shire Council, June 2004, p.33 moorabool.vic.gov.au
  16. ^ Bacchus Marsh Tourism Association, Avenue of Honour visitbacchusmarsh
  17. ^ 'Cascabel', No.95, April 2008, p.12 artilleryvic.org.au
  18. ^ "Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria". Google Maps. March 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  19. ^ "Avenue of Honour, Digby, Victoria". Google Maps. March 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  20. ^ Photographs of Digby Avenue of Honour, Victoria, ozgenonline.com


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