Virens (elm cultivar)
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| Kidbrook Elm |
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| Hybrid parentage |
| U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar |
| Virens |
| Origin |
| England |
U. × hollandica Virens Henry, or the Kidbrook Elm, 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. First identified by Masters as U. virens in Hort. Duroverni 66, 1831, and later by Loudon in Arb. Frut. Brit 3: 1376, 1838 as U. campestris (: minor) virens. Described as having an almost evergreen spreading crown, it retains its foliage well into December. The leaves are oval, < 10 cm long by < 5 cm wide, long acuminate at the apex, and coarsely biserrate; the bark is a distinctive red.
The tree is named for a village in Sussex, England, but the connection with that place remains obscure. Henry (Elwes & Henry, 1913) recalls seeing only one specimen, at Ashwell Bury, near Baldock, which he found resembled the Huntingdon Elm in many respects.
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[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions
None known.
[edit] Nurseries
None known.
[edit] Synonymy
None.
[edit] References
- Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication, Edinburgh. [1]
- Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [2]
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