Ulmus × elegantissima

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Ulmus × elegantissima
Hybrid parentage
U. galbra × U. minor var. plotii
Origin
England

Ulmus × elegantissima Horwood is a natural hybrid discovered in the Midlands, England circa 1931, and generally assumed to be a crossing of U. glabra and U. minor var. plotii. The tree should not be confused with U. suberosa (: minor?) elegantissima Hort. listed by Kirchner in Petzold & Kirchner Arb. Muscav. 556, 1864, as a synonym for U. x viminalis Variegata (: Marginata).

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[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions

[edit] North America

None known.

[edit] Europe

[edit] Nurseries

None known.

[edit] Synonymy

None.

[edit] References

  • Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs. (1977). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK.