Ulmus procera 'Argenteo-Variegata'

Ulmus procera
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Cultivar 'Argenteo-Variegata'
Origin UK

The English Elm Ulmus procera cultivar 'Argenteo-Variegata' is believed to have originated in England in 1677.

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Description

The tree was described by Weston in Bot. Univ. 1 : 314 1770 (as U. campestris argenteo-var.) as having leaves striped, spotted and margined with white.[1] [2] [3] In other respects the form of the tree is true to Ulmus procera type.[4] It sometimes produces variegated suckers.[5]

Pests and diseases

'Argenteo-Variegata' is as vulnerable to Dutch elm disease as the species.

Cultivation

'Argenteo-Variegata' has been in commerce since the 18th century.[5] Gerald Wilkinson reported that "great specimens" of 'Argenteo-Variegata' could still be seen in the early 1970s at Kew, Kenwood (near the West Gate) and in many large gardens.[4] The tree remains in cultivation in the UK, USA, and Australia.

Synonymy

Accessions

North America
Europe

Nurseries

North America
Europe
Australasia

References

  1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
  2. ^ Krüssmann, J.G. (1958) in Parey's Blumengartn. ed. 2, 1: 519, 1958.
  3. ^ Photograph of 'Argenteo-Variegata' leaves in Gerald Wilkinson, Epitaph for the Elm, Hutchinson, London 1978, p.67 (ISBN: 0099212803 / 0-09-921280-3)
  4. ^ a b Wilkinson, Gerald, Epitaph for the Elm, p.65
  5. ^ a b Bean, W. J. (1988) Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain, 8th edition, Murray, London, p.654