Ulmus 'Planifolia'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Planifolia'
Origin England

The possible Smooth-leaved Elm U. minor subsp. minor cultivar 'Planifolia' was listed by Loudon in Arb. Frut. Brit. 3: 1377, 1838 as Ulmus campestris (:minor) var. planifolia. Green opined that the species was uncertain.[1]

Description

Loudon described the tree as "a handsome small tree, closely resembling U. campestris var. parvifolia" (i.e. the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.).

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

References

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