Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens'
| Ulmus minor | |
|---|---|
 'Purpurascens' foliage, Lewes, UK, 2007 | |
| Cultivar | 'Purpurascens' |
| Origin | Europe |
The putative Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' was listed by Lavallée in Arboretum Segrezianum 236, 1877, as U. campestris var. purpurascens, but without description, and later by Schneider in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 1:220, 1904. Krüssmann in Handbuch der Laubgehölze 2: 540, 1962, identified it as a cultivar.
Description
The tree has small leaves approximately 25 mm long, tinged with purple when young, but turning dark-green later, and usually remaining a shrub.[1]
Cultivation
Specimens supplied by the Späth nursery to the RBGE in 1902 as U. campestris 'Myrtifolia purpurea' may survive in Edinburgh as it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. the Wentworth Elm);[2] the current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden per se does not list the plant.[3]
Notable trees
Two trees survive in Brighton; see under 'Accessions'.
Synonymy
Accessions
- Europe
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG Elm Collection.[4] Brighton & Hove Junior School (1 tree), Cottesmore St. Mary School (1 tree, National Champion) and Davigdor Road (1 tree).
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Accessions book. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45,47.
- ↑ "List of Living Accessions: Ulmus". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "List of plants in the {elm} collection". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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External links
- "Herbarium specimen - E00824724". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. campestristis L. purpurea