Ulmus glabra 'Gigantea'
| Ulmus glabra 'Gigantea' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus glabra |
| Cultivar | 'Gigantea' |
| Origin | Europe |
The
Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Gigantea' was listed as U. montana var. gigantea Hort. by Kirchner (1864).[1] An U. montana gigantea was distributed by the Späth nursery, Berlin, in the 1890s and early 1900s. It did not appear in Späth's 1903 catalogue.[2] A specimen at Kew was judged by Henry to be "not distinct enough to deserve a special name".[3] Both Späth and the Hesse Nursery of Weener, Germany, supplied it in the 1930s.[4][5]
Green gave a different clone, the Dutch Elm 'Major', as synonym of 'Gigantea'.[6]
Description
The Kew specimen was a small tree with ascending branches.[3] Herbarium leaf-specimens show a large orbicular wych elm leaf with a typically short petiole.[7]
Pests and diseases
A cultivar of the
Dutch Elm disease
.
Cultivation
One tree was planted in 1897 as U. montana gigantea at the
Wentworth Elm);[9] the current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden per se does not list the plant.[10]
Accessions
None known.
References
- ^ Petzold; Kirchner (1864). Arboretum Muscaviense. p. 564.
- ^ Katalog (PDF). Vol. 108. Berlin, Germany: L. Späth Baumschulenweg. 1902–1903. pp. 132–133.
- ^ a b Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. p. 1867.
- ^ Späth, Ludwig (1930). Späth-Buch, 1720-1930. Berlin: Self published. pp. 311–313, 351–352.
- ^ Hesse, Hermann Albert (1932). Preis- und Sortenliste. pp. 96–97. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Herbarium specimen - E00824762". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. montana gigantea, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902; "Herbarium specimen - E00824765". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. montana gigantea, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902; "Herbarium specimen - E00824763". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. montana With. gigantea Hort., 1903; "Herbarium specimen - L.1582068". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled U. montana With. f. gigantea Hort.; "Herbarium specimen - L.1582067". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled U. montana With. f. gigantea Hort., 1903
- ^ Saunders, William; Macoun, William Tyrrell (1899). Catalogue of the trees and shrubs in the arboretum and botanic gardens at the central experimental farm (2 ed.). pp. 74–75.
- ^ Accessions book. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45, 47.
- ^ "List of Living Accessions: Ulmus". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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