Ulmus laevis 'Aureovariegata'

Ulmus laevis
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Cultivar Aureovariegata
Origin Europe

The European White Elm Ulmus laevis Pall. cultivar 'Aureovariegata' (also 'Aureo-variegata'[1]) was mentioned by Schelle in Beissner[2] et al. Handbuch der Laubholzbenennung page 84, as U. effusa (: laevis) f. aureovariegata, but without description.[1]

Description

Henry briefly described the tree as having "leaves spotted with yellow".[3]

Cultivation

Probably extinct; 'Aureovariegata' was never grown in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ a b Green, P. S. (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia (Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University) 24. http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1605.pdf. 
  2. ^ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University. http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=100825. 
  3. ^ Elwes, H. J.; Henry, A (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. VII. Private publication. pp. 1848–1929. http://fax.libs.uga.edu/QK488xE4/7tgbi/.