- Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Umbraculifera Gracilis'
Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus minor" subsp. "minor"
cultivar = 'Umbraculifera Gracilis'
origin = Späth nursery, Berlin, GermanyTheSmooth-leaved Elm "Ulmus minor" var. "minor" cultivar 'Umbraculifera Gracilis' was obtained as a sport of 'Umbraculifera' by Späth [http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=164815] .Description
The tree is distinguished by its long, oval crown 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/] ] Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. "Arnoldia", Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. ] .
Pests and diseases
A specimen at the
Ryston Hall [http://www.rystonhall.co.uk/] ,Norfolk , arboretum, obtained from theSpäth nursery inBerlin before 1914 Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue, circa 1920] , was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease in the 1930s.Cultivation
The only known surviving specimen is in
North America .ynonymy
*"Ulmus carpinifolia" var. "gracilis": Krüssmann [http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=168087] , "Handb. Laubgeh." 2: 534, 1962.
Accessions
North America
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Holden Arboretum acc. no. 60-164Europe
None known.
References
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