- Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Schuurhoek'
Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus minor" subsp. "minor"
cultivar = 'Schuurhoek'
image_caption = 'Schuurhoek', Beethovenstraat,Amsterdam . Photo: Ronnie Nijboer, Bonte Hoek kwekerijen.
origin = Goes, NetherlandsTheSmooth-leaved Elm "Ulmus minor" var. "minor" cultivar 'Schuurhoek' was an old, nameless clone found in the vicinity ofGoes ,Netherlands , taken back into cultivation as 'Schuurhoek' by the van't Westeinde nursery (now 'Kwekerij Westhof') at's-Heer Abtskerke ,Zeeland , in the 1950s Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. "Arnoldia", Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1605.pdf] ] .Description
A tall tree, the trunk covered with light branches over its entire length, and reputedly very resistant to exposure. [http://www.plantago.nl/plantindex/index.htm?./u/Ulmus/Ulmus_3.htm=3] [http://webdocs.dow.wur.nl/internet/fem/uk/trees/ulmholf.pdf]
Pests and diseases
No resistance to
Dutch elm disease has been noted, and the tree is susceptible toVerticillium wilt Pegg, G. F. & Brady, B. L. (2002). "Verticillium Wilts". CABI Publishing.ISBN 0851995292 ] .Cultivation
The tree, treated as a cultivar of
"U. × hollandica" by some authorities, is not known to have been introduced toNorth America orAustralasia .Etymology
The tree is named for the small rural district of
Schuurhoek in Zeeland, The Netherlands.Accessions
;Europe
*Brighton & Hove City Council,UK ,NCCPG Elm Collection [http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1108042] .References
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