Ulmus glabra 'Australis'
| Ulmus glabra 'Australis' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus glabra |
| Cultivar | 'Australis' |
| Origin | England |
Ulmus glabra 'Australis' is a Wych Elm cultivar described by Loudon in 1838,[1] from a tree in the Royal Horticultural Society garden, as U. montana var. australis Hort..[2]
Loudon's 'Australis' is not to be confused with Henry's U. campestris 'Australis', a tall southern European field elm or hybrid cultivar with an oval leaf and longer petiole.[3]
Description[edit]
Loudon said the variety had "rather smaller leaves, and a more pendulous habit, than the species", but did "not appear to be different in any other respect".
Pests and diseases[edit]
See under Ulmus glabra.
Cultivation[edit]
No specimens are known to survive, though wych elms of a similar type sometimes occur among avenue and park plantings in Edinburgh.
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Small-leaved, rather pendulous wych, King's Stables Road, Edinburgh -
Leaves of same, from Castle Terrace -
Foliage -
Smallish samarae
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References[edit]
- ^ Loudon, John Claudius (1838). Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum. Vol. 3. p. 1398.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. pp. 1904–1905.