Ulmus × hollandica 'Dampieri'
Ulmus × hollandica 'Dampieri' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor, originally identified as Ulmus campestris var. nuda subvar. fastigiata Dampieri Hort., Vilv. by Wesmael.[1]
Description
A fastigiate, conical tree with upright branches bearing tough, ovate leaves < 8 cm long, densely clustered on short, glabrous shoots.[2]
Pests and diseases
The tree is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
Believed to have originated in continental Europe, 'Dampieri' was first marketed in the Low Countries in 1853 [3] and commonly planted in towns during the latter half of the 19th century.[4] 'Dampieri' (as U. montana fastigiata Dampieri) was known to have been marketed in Poland in the 19th century by the Ulrich nursery,[5] Warsaw.
Synonymy
- Ulmus campestris var. nuda subvar. fastigiata Dampieri Hort., Vilv.: Wesmael, Bull. Fed. Soc. Hort. Belg. 1862: 339, 1863.
- Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor) 'Dampier': Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 6, 1285, of 1958.
- Ulmus montana var. pyramidalis: Lavallée [5], Arb. Segrez, 237, 1877.
Forms
A golden form, 'Dampieri Aurea', of much the same shape and size, was also once very popular, and is probably the origin of the Golden Elm Ulmus × hollandica 'Wredei'.[6]
Accessions
North America
Europe
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection [6]. At sevevral locations including: Southern Water, Lewes Road; Kipling Avenue, Woodingdean and University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb Campus.
- Grange Farm Arboretum [7], Sutton St. James, Spalding, Lincs., UK. Acc. no. 841.
- Hortus Botanicus Nationalis, Salaspils, Latvia. Acc. no. 18118
- Strona Arboretum, University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
- University of Copenhagen Botanic Garden, where it is also known by the common name of 'Krusbladet'.
Nurseries
North America
None known.
Europe
References
- ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
- ^ Photographs of young 'Dampieri' elm [2] and mature specimens [3] in Hoorn, Holland (Handbuch der Ulmengewächse, ulmen-handbuch.de/handbuch/ulmus/gattung_ulmus.html)
- ^ Meulemans, M., and Parmentier, C., 'Studies on Ceratocystis ulmi in Belgium' in Research on Dutch Elm Disease in Europe, HMSO, London 1983
- ^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication, Edinburgh. [4]
- ^ Ulrich, C. (1894), Katalog Drzew i Krezewow, C. Ulrich, Rok 1893-94, Warszawa
- ^ White, J. & More, D. (2002). Trees of Britain and northern Europe. Cassell, London.
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