Ulmus 'Webbiana'
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| Ulmus |
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| Cultivar |
| 'Webbiana' |
| Origin |
| England |
The cultivar 'Webbiana', or Webb's Smooth-leafed Elm, is said to be a form of Cornish Elm, distinguished by its unusual leaves that fold longitudinally. Raised at Lee's Nursery, Hammersmith, London, circa 1868, the tree is of pyramidal habit, with ascending branches and sparse foliage. Two specimens were planted at Kew Gardens in 1871 [1]. The tree was judged almost identical to Ulmus 'Concavaefolia' described by Loudon in 1838, and Ulmus 'Viscosa' Koch, also planted at Kew, in 1871. However, Green [2] considers that it might more properly be treated under Ulmus × hollandica.
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[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions
[edit] North America
- Arnold Arboretum acc. no. 761-80
[edit] Europe
- Royal Botanic Garden Wakehurst Place, UK acc. no. 1879-21052 (as U. carpinifolia f. webbriana [sic])
[edit] Etymology
The origin of the epithet is obscure, but may commemorate Philip Barker Webb, an English botanist of the early 19th century.
