Betula pubescens 'Pendula', or Weeping Downy Birch, is a weeping tree and a cultivar of Betula pubescens, the Downy Birch. It was first described by Schelle in 1903.[1] No trees are known to survive of this cultivar.[2]
| Betula pubescens 'Pendula' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Betula |
| Species | Betula pubescens |
| Cultivar | 'Pendula' |
| Origin | Germany |
Description
editA weeping tree with a leader and with pendulous branches.
Accessions
editVery little is known of this cultivar and it never seems to have been widely cultivated.
Synonymy
edit- Betula pubescens f. pendula Schelle in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 53 (1903), nom. nud.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beissner, L., Schelle, E. & Zabel, H. (1903). Handbuch der Laubgehöl-Benennung: 625pp. Parey, Berlin.
- ^ a b Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine 2009: 19–30.
External links
edit- "Betula pubescens f. pendula". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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