Rueppellii (elm cultivar)

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The Smooth-leaved Elm U. minor var. minor cultivar Rueppellii is of unknown origin. A pyramidal tree with distinct stem and numerous ascending branches, forming a globose or ovoid crown, much like Umbraculifera. The branches are slightly corky, and the branchlets pubescent, bearing small leaves similar to those of the Cornish Elm. Two specimens were grown at Kew Gardens before the First World War, obtained from the Barbier nursery, France, but the tree is not known to be in cultivation in the UK today.

Ruepellii is not known to have been introduced to North America, or Australasia.

The tree is almost certainly named for T. Rueppell, owner of the Smith & Co nursery in Hamburg during the latter part of the 19th century.

[edit] References

  • Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication, Edinburgh. [1]


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