Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia'

Ulmus × hollandica
Hybrid parentage U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar 'Angustifolia'
Origin England?

Ulmus × hollandica 'Angustifolia' is one of a number of hybrids arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor, first identified as Ulmus hollandica var. angustifolia by Weston in Bot. Univ. 1: 315, 1770.

Description

The tree was chiefly distinguished by its narrow leaves.[1]

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

References

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