Ulmus minor 'Folia Alba-Punctata'

Ulmus minor
Cultivar 'Folia Alba-Punctata'
Origin Netherlands?

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Folia Alba-Punctata' was first identified by C. de Vos in Woordenboek 135, 1867, as Ulmus campestris fol. albo punctata. The tree is assumed to be U. minor by Green.[1]

Description

C. de Vos described the tree as having leaves dotted, not flecked, with white.

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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