Ulmus glabra 'Atropurpurea'
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| Ulmus glabra |
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| Cultivar |
| 'Atropurpurea' |
| Origin |
| Späth nursery, Berlin, Germany |
The Wych Elm Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Atropurpurea' has folded, dark-purple leaves, and is probably synonymous with 'Purpurea'. The tree was raised from seed at the Späth nursery in Berlin, Germany, circa 1881 as Ulmus montana (: glabra) atropurpurea [1], but was later classed as a cultivar by Boom [3] in Ned. Dendr. 1: 157, 1959 [2]. A specimen at the Ryston Hall [4], Norfolk, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery, Berlin, before 1914 [3], was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease prevalent in the 1930s.
The tree is not known to have been introduced to North America or Australasia, nor is it known to be available from nurseries.
[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions
- Europe
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection [5]. UK champion: Cottesmore St. Mary's School, Hove, 18m high, 51 cm d.b.h. in 1993 [4].
- Royal Botanic Garden Wakehurst Place, UK, acc. no. 1896-1411.
[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]
- ^ Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue, circa 1920
- ^ Johnson, Owen (ed.) (2003). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. Whittet Press, ISBN 9781873580615
