Ulmus 'Variegata Nova'

Ulmus

Leaves of suckers of the type growing on Merebank, Alfriston, East Sussex. UK. Photo by Peter Bourne, 2011
Cultivar 'Variegata Nova'
Origin England

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Variegata Nova' was first listed by Nicholson in Kew Hand-List Trees and Shrubs, 2: 137, 1896, as Ulmus campestris var. variegata nova, but without description. The tree was considered "possibly U. carpinifolia" (:minor) by Green [1]

Description

Henry [2] stated that the tree bears "leaves often much reduced in size, and entirely whitish. Occasionally, branches are produced bearing leaves of normal size with variegation confined to the margin, and one or two branches with green leaves".

Cultivation

One possible survivor; see under 'notable trees'.

Notable trees

Merebank, Alfriston, East Sussex, UK. Suckers of a former tree growing on a steep slope amongst other elms, identified in 1990 and 2002.

References

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