''Ulmus glabra'' 'Corylifolia'

Ulmus glabra
Cultivar 'Corylifolia'
Origin Europe

The Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Corylifolia' (: Hazel-leaved) was first described by Host in Flora Austriaca 1: 329. 1827. Another cultivar of the same name is described by Zapalowicz, in Conspectus Florae Galiciae Criticus 2: 98, 1908, but was assumed to be 'Cornuta'.[1]

Description

Host described the tree as having broad-ovate scabrid leaves, doubly toothed with broad, obtuse teeth.

Cultivation

No confirmed specimens are known to survive. An elm with hazel-like leaves stands in Hove Recreation Ground, Hove, and may be similar to the cultivar 'Corylifolia'.

References

  1. ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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