Ulmus × viminalis 'Marginata'

Ulmus × viminalis
Hybrid parentage U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii'
Cultivar 'Marginata'
Origin Europe

Ulmus × viminalis Lodd. 'Marginata' is a hybrid cultivar derived from the crossing Ulmus minor × U. minor 'Plotii'.

Description

'Marginata' is distinguished by its leaves which have mottled grey and white margins.[1][2]

Pests and diseases

The tree is very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

Several specimens survive in the UK and Australia.

For the specimens supplied by the Späth nursery, Berlin, to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1902 as U. campestris viminalis marginata, see 'Pulverulenta'.

Synonymy

Accessions

Europe

Australasia

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. Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs. (1977). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK.
  3. Beissner; Schelle; Zabel (1903). Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung. Berlin: Verlagsbuchhandlung Paul Parey. p. 85.
  4. Spencer, R., Hawker, J. and Lumley, P. (1991). Elms in Australia. Australia: Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. ISBN 0-7241-9962-4.

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