Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens'
| Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' | |
|---|---|
 'Purpurascens' foliage, Lewes, UK, 2007 | |
| Species | Ulmus minor |
| Cultivar | 'Purpurascens' |
| Origin | Europe |
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' was listed by Lavallée[1] in Arboretum Segrezianum (1877)[2] as U. campestris var. purpurascens (purpurea), but without description, and later by Schneider in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde (1904).[3][note 1] Krüssmann[4] in Handbuch der Laubgehölze (1962) identified it as a cultivar.[5]
Schneider, Henry,[6] and Green[7] believed the cultivar 'Myrtifolia Purpurea', which was also first listed in 1877, a synonym of U minor 'Purpurascens'.
Description[edit]
The tree has small leaves approximately 25 mm long, rough above, downy beneath, tinged with purple when young, but turning dark green later.[8] The twigs are downy. Green noted that the tree usually remains small.[6][7]
Pests and diseases[edit]
See under Ulmus minor.
Cultivation[edit]
A grafted tree at Kew Gardens labelled U. campestris var. purpurascens, planted in 1885, was 20 ft tall by 1912.[6] (For specimens supplied by the Späth nursery as U. campestris myrtifolia purpurea, see 'Myrtifolia Purpurea'.)
Notable trees[edit]
Three trees survive in Hove, one of them the UK champion (see 'Accessions'). Until 2018 one was misidentified as the large-leaved purple elm U. × hollandica 'Purpurascens'.[9]
Synonymy[edit]
- Ulmus myrtifolia purpurea (?): Louis de Smet [1], (Ghent, Belgium), Catalogue 10, p. 59, 1877.
Accessions[edit]
- Europe
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG Elm Collection.[10] Cottesmore St. Mary School, Hove (1 tree, National Champion, 18 m high, 51 cm d.b.h. in 1993[9]); Brighton & Hove Prep School, Radinden Manor Rd, Hove (1 tree);[11] Davigdor Road, Hove (1 tree).[12]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Henry (1913) gives Laubholzkunde 1894.
References[edit]
- ^ kiki.huh.harvard.edu
- ^ Arboretum Segrezianum 236, 1877
- ^ Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 1:220, 1904
- ^ kiki.huh.harvard.edu
- ^ Krüssmann, Handbuch der Laubgehölze, 2: 540, 1962
- ^ a b c Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. p. 1905.
- ^ a b Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Herbarium specimen - E00824724". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. campestris L. purpurea
- ^ a b Johnson, O. (2011). Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland, p. 168. Kew Publishing, Kew, London. ISBN 9781842464526
- ^ "List of plants in the {elm} collection". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' / Ulmus 'Myrtifolia Purpurea', Brighton & Hove Prep School, Hove". Google Maps. May 2014. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^ "Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' / Ulmus 'Myrtifolia Purpurea', 6 Davigdor Road, Hove". Google Maps. April 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-02.