Biology:Ulmus 'Alksuth'

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Ulmus 'Alksuth'
GenusUlmus
Cultivar'Alksuth'
OriginGermany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Alksuth' was first mentioned by Dieck, (Zöschen, Germany ) in Haupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg, p. 81, 1885 as Ulmus scabra (: glabra) forma von Alksuth Hort..

Description

Described as having acute-rounded leaves, with a number of sometimes almost thread-like teeth. Considered "possibly 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.