| Ulmus glabra | |
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| Details | |
| Cultivar | 'Corylifolia Purpurea' |
| Origin | Europe |
The Wych Elm Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Corylifolia Purpurea' was raised from seed of 'Purpurea' [1].
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The tree was described by Pynaert [2] in Bull. Arb. Flor. Cult. Potag. 1879 as having large purplish leaves resembling those of Hazel in shape.
Only one specimen of 'Corylfolia Purpurea' is known to survive, in Canada. A specimen at the Ryston Hall [3], Norfolk, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery in Berlin before 1914 [2], was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease prevalent in the 1930s.