Biology:Ulmus × hollandica 'Folia Rhomboidea'
From HandWiki
Revision as of 03:41, 7 July 2021 by imported>MainAI (simplify)
Short description: Elm cultivar
| Ulmus × hollandica 'Folia Rhomboidea' | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Folia Rhomboidea' |
| Origin | Belgium |
Ulmus × hollandica 'Folia Rhomboidea' is one of a number of cultivars possibly arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm Ulmus glabra with a variety of Field Elm Ulmus minor. First mentioned by Morren in 1851 as U. campestris latifolia, foliis rhomboides.[1]
Description
Reputed to resemble 'Pitteurs' but for the rhomboid shape of the leaf.[2]
Cultivation
Once grown on the Pitteurs estate, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. No specimens are known to survive.
References
- ↑ Morren, Charles (1851). "Nouvelle notice". Journal d'agriculture pratique 4: 511. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?view=image;size=100;id=chi.105116768;page=root;seq=543;num=511.
- ↑ 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.
 |  |
