Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont'

Ulmus × hollandica
Details
Hybrid parentage	U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar	'Dumont'
Origin	Belgium

Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont' was a very vigorous cultivar raised from a tree discovered by a gardener on the estate of M. Dumont at Tournay, Belgium, circa 1865 ^[1].

1 Description
2 Pests and diseases
3 Cultivation
4 Synonymy
5 References

Description

The tree had a straight trunk and a narrow regular, pyramidal crown; the leaves being somewhat smaller than 'Belgica'.

Pests and diseases

'Dumont' was very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

The tree became a popular choice for street planting in Belgium and France, notably at Versailles (town, not palace)^[2]. Probably extinct.

Synonymy

Ulmus campestris var. Dumontii: Mottet [3] in Nicholson [4] & Mottet's Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 383, 1898, and by Krüssmann [5] in Handb, Laubgeh. 2: 537, 1962.
Ulmus 'De Dumont': Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 6. 286, 1958.

References

^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication. [2]