Ulmus 'Argenteo-Marginata'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Argenteo-Marginata'
Origin Germany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Argenteo-Marginata' was first mentioned by Deegen in Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkund, 60, 1879, as Ulmus campestris elegans foliis argenteo-variegatis.

Description

Deegen described the tree as having leaves bordered with white. The leaves were described in a later reference as also being very rough above, weakly pubescent below, and measuring < 8 cm long by < 4 cm broad. The tree is possibly a cultivar of U. × hollandica.[1]

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive, unless synonymous with one of two cultivars with silver-white margined leaves, Ulmus minor 'Argenteo-Variegata',[2] or the rough-leafed Ulmus 'Argenteo-Variegata', both of which match the microphylla foliis marginatis description (Synonymy below).

Synonymy

References

  1. Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus" (PDF). Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. Photograph of foliage of Ulmus minor 'Argenteo-variegata', www.flower.onego.ru (photo 6)
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