Biology:Ulmus 'Alata'

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This cultivar should not be confused with the American species Ulmus alata, commonly known as the 'Winged Elm'.
Ulmus 'Alata'
GenusUlmus
Cultivar'Alata'
OriginEurope

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Alata' was first mentioned by Kirchner[1], in Petzold[2] & Kirchner, Arboretum Muscaviense 566, 1864, as Ulmus montana (: glabra) alata, but without description.

Description

Considered possibly a juvenile form of Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor).[1]

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

References

  1. Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia (Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University) 24 (6–8): 41–80. https://archive.org/stream/arnoldiaarno_21#page/40/mode/2up/. Retrieved 16 February 2017.