- Ulmus minor 'Dijkwel'
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Ulmus minor sensu latissimo Details Cultivar 'Dijkwel' Origin Netherlands The Field Elm Ulmus minor sensu latissimo cultivar 'Dijkwel' was first described in the Van't Westeinde Catalogue 27, p. 28, 1957-58.
Description
Described as resembling 'Schuurhoek' but with slightly larger, brighter leaves. Difficult to propagate from cuttings, the cultivar was noted as being free from frostcracks [1].
Cultivation
Production of 'Dijkwel' by the Van't Westeinde nursery (now 'Kwekerij Westhof') ceased in 1965; no living trees are known but one dead specimen still stands (2008) in the vicinity of the village of 's-Heer Abtskerke in the Zeeland province of the Netherlands.
References
Categories:- Elm cultivars
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