Biology:Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis'

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Short description: Elm cultivar


Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis'
Ulmus dippeliana f. muscaviensis.jpg
Leaf-drawing of 'Muscaviensis'[1]
Hybrid parentageU. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar'Muscaviensis'
OriginEurope

The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis' was listed by Schneider in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde 1:219, 1904 as U. dippeliana f. muscaviensis.[1] The name 'Muscaviensis' refers to its origin in Muskau Arboretum (Arboretum Muscaviense),[2] where Eduard Petzold raised elms in the late 19th century.

Description

The tree was described as being larger than U. glabra viminalis (: Ulmus × viminalis Lodd.), with leaves measuring < 9 cm long by < 5 cm broad.[3]

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive, but hybrids cultivars of this group, if propagated vegetatively, can persist through sucker regrowth.

Synonymy

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