Ulmus glabra 'Luteo Variegata'

Ulmus glabra
Cultivar 'Luteo Variegata'
Origin England

The Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Luteo Variegata' was first described by Richard Weston in The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman 1: 315 1770.

Description

Weston described the tree simply as having leaves variegated with yellow.[1]

Cultivation

The tree is not known to be in commerce, nor to have been introduced to North America or Australasia.

Notable trees

Four trees are reputed to survive in Edinburgh, along Castle Terrace; last measured in 1989, the largest was 18 m high, 62 cm d.b.h. [2]

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. Johnson, Owen (ed.) (2003). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland. Whittet Press, ISBN 978-1-873580-61-5.


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