Ulmus minor subsp. minor 'Dijkwel'

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Ulmus minor subsp. minor
Cultivar
'Dijkwel'
Origin
Netherlands

The Smooth-leaved Elm Ulmus minor subsp. minor cultivar 'Dijkwel' was first described in the Van't Westeinde Catalogue 27, p. 28, 1957-58, as resembling 'Schuurhoek' but with slightly larger, brighter leaves. Difficult to propagate from cuttings, the cultivar was noted as being free from frostcracks [1].

Production of 'Dijkwel' by the Van't Westeinde nursery (now 'Kwekerij Westhof') ceased in 1965; no living trees are known but one dead specimen still stands (2008) in the vicinity of the village of 's-Heer Abtskerke in the Zeeland province of the Netherlands.

[edit] References

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