Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Stricta'
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Stricta' (:'narrow'), formerly known as U. campestris var. viminalis stricta,[1] is a fastigiate form of Ulmus minor 'Viminalis'. A herbarium specimen at Kew labelled U. campestris var. viminalis f. stricta [2] was considered by Melville a form of his U. × viminalis.[3]
| Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Stricta' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus minor |
| Cultivar | 'Stricta' |
Description
A tree of narrow and "very rigid" growth.[3]:75 A herbarium leaf-specimen shows a leaf resembling that of the type tree, 'Viminalis' (see External links below).
Pests and diseases
Trees of the U. minor 'Viminalis' group are very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive. There was a 'Viminals Stricta' at Kew Gardens in the early 20th century.[1]
Non-ornamental trees identified as Melville's U. × viminalis and matching the form of 'Stricta' occur in East Anglia.[4]
Notable trees
A fine specimen noted by Henry at Milton Abbey, Dorsetshire, in 1913 of what he called U. campestris var. viminalis, which "resembled in habit the Cornish elm", may have been a form of U. minor 'Viminalis' similar to 'Stricta'.[5]
References
- Hand-list of trees and shrubs grown in the Arboretum, Kew Gardens (London, 1902), p.617
- 'Viminalis Stricta', bioportal.naturalis.nl, specimen WAG.1853016
- Peter Shaw Green (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- Tree determined by Coleman (2000), sample no. 5, as Ulmus × viminalis. plot-elms.co.uk/home/cambridgeshire-plot-elms
- Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. 7. p. 1906.
External links
- "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853016". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. procera Salisb. var. viminalis Rehd. f. stricta (Kew specimen)
- "Herbarium specimen - L.1581939". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. procera viminalis stricta (Kew specimen, 1931)