Dampieri (elm hybrid)

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Ulmus Dampieri
Hybrid parentage
U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar
Dampieri
Origin
Europe

U. × hollandica Dampieri 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. It is a fastigiate, conical tree with upright branches bearing tough, ovate leaves < 8 cm long, densely clustered on short, glabrous shoots. Believed to have originated in continental Europe, it was commonly planted in towns during the latter half of the 19th century. A golden form, Dampieri Aurea, of much the same shape and size, was also very popular, and is probably the origin of the Golden Elm U. × hollandica Wredei. Like all U. × hollandica hybrids, Dampieri is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Contents 1 Arboreta etc. accessions 1.1 North America 1.2 Europe 2 Nurseries 2.1 North America 2.2 Europe 3 Synonymy 4 References

[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

• Arnold Arboretum acc. no. 17876

[edit] Europe

• Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection [1]
• Hortus Botanicus Nationalis, Salaspils, Latvia acc. no. 18118
• University of Copenhagen Botanic Garden, where it is also known by the common name of 'Krusbladet'.

[edit] Nurseries

[edit] North America

None known.

[edit] Europe

• Brian Lewington, Heathfield, East Sussex, UK [2]

[edit] Synonymy

• Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor) Dampier: Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 6, 1285, of 1958.
• Ulmus montana var. pyramidalis: Lavallee, Arb. Segrez, 237, 1877.

[edit] References

• Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication, Edinburgh. [3]
• Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [4]
• Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs. (1977). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK.
• White, J. & More, D. (2002). Trees of Britain and northern Europe. Cassell, London.