Ulmus 'Rubra'

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Ulmus
Cultivar
'Rubra'
Origin
France

The possible Wych Elm Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Rubra' was listed in the Simon-Louis (Metz, France) Catalogue , p. 97, 1869, as Ulmus campestris rubra. Krüssmann, in Handb. Laubgeh. 2: 535, 1962 identified it as a cultivar. The tree is distinguished solely by the deep red colouring of the inner bark of young branchlets [1]. It is not known whether the tree remains in cultivation.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]