Ulmus × hollandica 'Fulva'

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Ulmus × hollandica 'Fulva'
Hybrid parentageU. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar'Fulva'
OriginGermany

The

Field Elm U. minor. Originally raised by Hesse's Nurseries, Weener, Germany, it was first mentioned in Mededeeling, Comite inzake Bestudeering en Bestrijding van de Iepenziekte 10: 9, 1932, but without description.[1][2] Hesse's 1933 catalogue shows both U. fulva Hort. and U. fulva Michx..[3]

NB. The tree should not be confused with Ulmus fulva, a synonym of the American Red, or Slippery, Elm now known as Ulmus rubra.

Description

Not available. A herbarium specimen from a 'Fulva' in the Hague (1931) shows large leaves to 12 cm., with 1 cm. petioles.[4]

Pests and diseases

Unknown.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

References

  1. ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ Hesse, Hermann Albert (1932). Preis- und Sortenliste. pp. 96–97. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ^ Hesse, Hermann Albert (1933). Preis- und Sortenliste. pp. 91–92. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Herbarium specimen - L.1587075". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled Ulmus hollandica Mill. var. fulva (Den Haag specimen 1931, from Hesse nursery)