Biology:Ulmus × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata'
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Short description: Elm cultivar
| Ulmus × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata' | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Eleganto-Variegata' |
| Origin | Europe |
The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor. It was first mentioned by Miller[1] in The Gardeners Dictionary (1735), as U. major Hollandica, angustis & magis acuminatis sammaris, folio latissimo scabro, eleganter variegato.[2][3]
Description
The tree was described as the Dutch elm with striped leaves.
Pests and diseases
Ulmus × hollandica 'Major' (if 'Eleganto-Variegata' is a sport of this) is very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive.
References
- ↑ kiki.huh.harvard.edu
- ↑ The Gardeners Dictionary ed. 2. 1735, 'Ulmus' no. 9
- ↑ 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.
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