Ulmus glabra 'Cebennensis'

Ulmus glabra 'Cebennensis'
Details
Species Ulmus glabra
Cultivar 'Cebennensis'
Origin France

Ulmus glabra 'Cebennensis', also known as the Cevennes Elm, is a cultivar of the Wych Elm. The first known publication of the cultivar epithet was in the 1831-1832 catalogue from the Audibert brothers plant nursery at Tonelle, near Tarascon in France. The cultivar was given the name Ulmus campestris var. cebennensis.

Description

A description was not provided until 1838 when horticultural writer J.C. Loudon gave the following account: "Its habit is spreading like that of (the species), but it appears of much less vigorous growth" [1], a sentiment echoed half a century later in 'The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening' [2].

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

References

  1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
  2. ^ Nicholson, George (Ed.) (1888). The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening - a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists. Upcott-Gill, London.