''Ulmus'' × ''hollandica'' 'Hillieri'
| Ulmus × hollandica cultivar | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Hillieri' |
| Origin | Winchester, England |
The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Hillieri' arose from a chance seedling at Hillier's Pitt Corner nursery near Winchester, England, in 1918. It is a pendulous cultivar, not to be confused with Ulmus × hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier', which also has a shrubby habit.
Description
'Hillieri' was a graceful, compact, slow-growing miniature tree rarely > 1.2 m in height, bearing weeping branches. The small leaves turned crimson and yellow in favourable autumns.[1]
Cultivation
A tree cultivated in Denmark as Ulmus × hollandica 'Hillieri' or Dukke-elm (:Doll's elm) appears from photographs to be U. × hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier'.[2]
Synonymy
- Ulmus hillieri Hort.: Hillier & Sons, (Winchester, England), Cat. 38T, p. 52, 1928.
References
External links
"Ulmus x hollandica 'Hillier'". Arboretum Volčji Potok. Listed separately to 'Jacqueline Hillier'.
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