Ulmus 'Marmorata'

Ulmus
Details
Cultivar	'Marmorata'
Origin	Germany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Marmorata' was identified by Dieck, Zöschen, Germany in Haupt-Cat. 1885 as Ulmus campestris marmorata. Considered "probably U. carpinifolia" (: minor) by Green ^[1].

Description

'Marmorata' was described as "beautifully variegated with white"; the original tree in Destedter Park, Cremlingen, Lower Saxony, was said to have produced massive variegated suckers.

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

Synonymy

• ?Ulmus campestris f. fol. argento-marmoratis: Dippel, Handb. Laubh. 2: 25, 1892.

References

1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]