Ulmus × hollandica 'Dauvessei'

Ulmus × hollandica

'Dauvessei', Grove Hill, Brighton. Photo: Ronnie Nijboer, Bonte Hoek kwekerijen
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Hybrid parentage U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar 'Dauvessei'
Origin Europe

Ulmus × hollandica 'Dauvessei' is a very rare cultivar of unknown provenance.

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Description

The branches ascend to form a broad, pyramidal crown; the leaves bear a vague resemblance to Wych Elm, but are generally smaller, rarely exceeding 10 cm long by 5 cm wide, and thinner in texture.[1]

Pests and diseases

The tree is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

'Dauvessei' was once grown at Kew Gardens where it attained a height of 13 m.[2] The one specimen surviving in Europe is in Brighton; the tree is grown in Australia, and in the USA, where it can be found along The Mall in Washington D.C. amongst Ulmus americana on either side of the Relecting Pool (2010).

Synonymy

Hybrid cultivars

'Dauvessei' was crossed with Ulmus × hollandica, U. glabra and U. minor subsp. minor in the Dutch elm breeding programme before World War II, but none of the progeny were of particular note and were discarded.[3]

Accessions

Europe
Australasia

References

  1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
  2. ^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. [2]
  3. ^ Went, J. A. (1954). The Dutch elm disease - Summary of 15 years' hybridisation and selection work (1937-1952). European Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol 60, 2, March 1954.
  4. ^ Johnson, Owen (ed.) (2003). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. Whittet Press, ISBN 9781873580615
  5. ^ Spencer, R., Hawker, J. and Lumley, P. (1991). Elms in Australia. Australia: Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. ISBN 0724199624.