Ulmus glabra 'Pendula Variegata'

Ulmus glabra
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Cultivar 'Pendula Variegata'
Origin Europe

The Wych Elm Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Pendula Variegata' was listed by Hartwig & Rümpler in Ill. Geholzb. 583, 1875, as Ulmus Montana (:glabra) var. pendula variegata Hort.

Description

The tree has been described as a form of 'Pendula' (: 'Horizontalis') with beautiful white-variegated leaves [1].

Cultivation

Probably extinct. The tree was cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from circa 1896 until at least 1925.

References

  1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]