Ulmus glabra 'Nana'
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| Ulmus glabra |
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| Cultivar |
| 'Nana' |
| Origin |
| Europe |
The Dwarf Wych Elm, Ulmus glabra 'Nana', rarely exceeds 5 m in height, but is often broader [1] [2]. A very slow growing shrub, the specimen at Kew was described by Henry as 'a slow-growing hemispherical bush that has not increased appreciably in size for many years' [3]. Green [4] describes it as a very distinct variety not growing above 2 feet (60 cm) in 10 to 12 years.
NB. The ancestry of this cultivar has been disputed in more recent years, Melville considering a specimen once grown at Kew to be a cultivar of Ulmus × hollandica [5].
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[edit] Arboreta etc. accessions
- North America
- Arnold Arboretum, acc. no. 448-88
- Europe
- Alexandra Park, East Sussex, 6m high, 38 cm dia. at 1 m from ground in 1980; possibly now lost [6].
- Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK, 1978.1680, 1978, 4729
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh acc. no. 19021001, from Späth nursery, two trees in excellent condition (2004).
- Royal Horticultural Society Gardens Wisley, two specimens, no details available.
- University of Copenhagen, Botanic Gardens, no details available.
[edit] Nurseries
[edit] North America
None known.
[edit] Europe
- PlantenTuin Esveld [3], Netherlands
[edit] Synonymy
- Ulmus glabra 'Bush': Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 5, 253, 1949, without description.
[edit] References
- ^ Bean, W. J. (1981). Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain, 7th edition. Murray, London.
- ^ White, J. & More, D. (2003) Trees of Britain & Northern Europe. Cassell's, London.
- ^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication [1]
- ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [2]
- ^ Melville, R. (1978). On the discrimination of species in hybrid swarms with special reference to Ulmus and the nomenclature of U. minor (Mill.) and U. carpinifolia (Gled.). Taxon 27: 345-351.
- ^ Johnson, Owen (ed.) (2003). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. Whittet Press, ISBN 9781873580615.
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