Ulmus × viminalis 'Aurea'
| Ulmus × viminalis | |
|---|---|
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| Hybrid parentage | U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii' |
| Cultivar | 'Aurea' |
| Origin | Louvain, Belgium |
Ulmus × viminalis Lodd. 'Aurea' is a hybrid cultivar derived from the crossing U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii' raised before 1866 by Rosseel of Louvain.[1]
Description
The tree is distinguished by its suffused golden yellow leaves in early summer, greening as the season progresses.<ref name=Hilliers'>Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs. (1977). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK.</ref>[2]
Pests and diseases
'Aurea' is very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
Only one specimen is known (2011) to survive in the UK, a stunted tree at Borde Hill, West Sussex. [3] Others are known in Europe and Australasia (see Accessions).
Synonymy
- Ulmus campestris var. antarctica aurea: Nicholson, Kew Hand List Trees & Shrubs, ii, 135, 1896.
- Ulmus campestris var. aurea: Morren: Belg. Hort., p. 356, 1866, (coloured plate), and Lemaire: Illust. Hort. t 513, 1867.
- Ulmus campestris var. Rosscelsii: Schelle, in Beissner et al., Handb. Laubh.-Benenn., 83, 1903, = misspelling of Rosseelsii.
- Ulmus rosseelsii: Koch, Dendr. 2 (1): 412, 1872, in synonymy.
Accessions
- North America
None known.
- Europe
- University of Copenhagen Botanic Garden, (as Ulmus procera 'Viminalis Aurea').
- Australasia
- Waite Arboretum , University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia[4]
Nurseries
- North America
- Europe
- Arboretum Waasland , Nieuwkerken-Waas, Belgium.
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK. Acc. no. 1102.
References
- ↑ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
- ↑ Bean, W. J. (1980) Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain. 8th edition. Murray's, London.
- ↑ Johnson, O. (ed.). (2011). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. p. 171. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. ISBN 978-1842464526
- ↑ Spencer, R., Hawker, J. and Lumley, P. (1991). Elms in Australia. Australia: Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. ISBN 0-7241-9962-4.
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