Ulmus 'Planifolia'

Ulmus
Cultivar 'Planifolia'
Origin England

The possible Field Elm cultivar U. minor 'Planifolia' was listed by Loudon in Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 3: 1377, 1838 as Ulmus campestris (:minor) var. planifolia. Green opined that the species was uncertain.[1]

Description

Loudon described the tree as "a handsome small tree, closely resembling U. campestris var. parvifolia" (i.e. the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.).

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

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.
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