''Ulmus'' 'Myrtifolia Purpurea'
| Ulmus | |
|---|---|
| Cultivar | 'Myrtifolia Purpurea' |
| Origin | Belgium |
The Elm cultivar Ulmus 'Myrtifolia Purpurea' was first mentioned by Louis de Smet of Ghent (1877) as Ulmus myrtifolia purpurea.[1] An U. campestris myrtifolia purpurea Hort. was distributed by the Späth nursery, Berlin, in the 1890s and early 1900s.
Green believed 'Myrtifolia Purpurea' a synonym of U. minor 'Purpurascens'.[2]
It is not known whether the later cultivar U. 'Myrtifolia' was related to 'Myrtifolia Purpurea'.
Description
The catalogue of the Späth nursery described U. campestris myrtifolia purpurea as having very small reddish leaves.[3]
Pests and diseases
Not known.
Cultivation
No examples of 'Myrtifolia Purpurea' are known to survive. One tree was planted in 1893, as U. campestris myrtifolia purpurea, at the Dominion Arboretum, Ottowa, Canada.[4] Three specimens were supplied by the Späth nursery to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1902 as U. campestris myrtifolia purpurea, and may still exist in Edinburgh as it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. the Wentworth Elm);[5] the current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden per se does not list the plant.[6]
References
- ↑ de Smet, Louis, Cat. 10, Ghent, Belgium, p.59, 1877
- ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ↑ Katalog (PDF). 108. Berlin, Germany: L. Späth Baumschulenweg. 1902–1903. pp. 132–133.
- ↑ Catalogue of the trees and shrubs in the arboretum and botanic gardens at the central experimental farm (2 ed.). 1899. p. 76.
- ↑ Accessions book. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45,47.
- ↑ "List of Living Accessions: Ulmus". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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