Ulmus × hollandica 'Virens'
- Ulmus × hollandica 'Virens'
Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus × hollandica"
hybrid = "U. glabra" × "U. minor"
cultivar = 'Virens'
origin = England"Ulmus × hollandica" 'Virens' Henry, the Kidbrook Elm, is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm "U. glabra" with a variety of Field Elm "U. minor". First identified by Masters as "U. virens" in "Hort. Duroverni" 66, 1831, and later by Loudon in "Arb. Frut. Brit" 3: 1376, 1838 as "U. campestris (: minor) virens" [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
The tree was distinguished by an almost evergreen spreading crown, retaining its foliage well into December. The leaves were oval, < 10 cm long by < 5 cm wide, long acuminate at the apex, and coarsely biserrate; the bark a distinctive red.
Cultivation
Henry recalls seeing only one specimen, at Ashwell Bury, near Baldock, which he found resembled the Huntingdon Elm in many respects [Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). "The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland". Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication, Edinburgh. [http://fax.libs.uga.edu/QK488xE4/7tgbi/] ] . Probably extinct.]Etymology
The tree is named for a village in Sussex, England, but the connection with that place remains obscure.
ynonymy
*"Ulmus campestris virens": Loudon, "Arb. Frut. Brit" 3: 1376, 1838.
*"Ulmus virens": Masters, "Hort. Duroverni" 66, 1831.
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