Golden Elm (elm hybrid)
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| Ulmus Wredei |
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| Hybrid parentage |
| U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar |
| Wredei |
| Origin |
| The Netherlands |
The Golden Elm Ulmus x hollandica Wredei is currently one of the most popular elms on sale in Europe, marketed by many garden centres, on account of its broad, crinkled leaves suffused golden yellow. Its small size and fastigiate shape make it suitable for small urban gardens.
Believed to have originated as a sport of the cultivar Dampieri Aurea in the 19th century, it is normally a narrow tree, with crowded clusters of leaves on short shoots.
The Golden Elm is rarely afflicted by Dutch elm disease, avoiding the attentions of the vector beetles on account of its limited height. In North America a specimen is grown at the Dominion Arboretum in Canada. It is not known to be in cultivation in Australasia.
[edit] See also
- Golden Wych Elm, Ulmus glabra 'Lutescens', a cultivar often referred to as Golden Elm in Australia and New Zealand.
[edit] References
- Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication.
- Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs. (1977). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK.
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