The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia' known as the Nettle Leaved Elm was raised by Jacques as a chance seedling in 1830, and propagated by grafting.[1] It was later mentioned by de Vries in 1906.[2][3]
| Ulmus laevis 'Urticifolia' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus laevis |
| Cultivar | 'Urticifolia' |
| Origin | France |
Description
editJacques described the leaves as looking like those of the ordinary nettle.[1] An 'Urticifolia' was described as having deeply toothed leaves, the teeth unequal and very pointed.[4] However, there were other elm cultivars named similarly to 'Urticifolia',[5] and so the description may not be of this U. laevis clone.
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Nettle-like leaves of an U. laevis, Rittergut Eckerde I Park, Lower Saxony (2024)
Cultivation
editNo specimens are known to survive.
Accessions
editNot known.
References
edit- ^ a b Jacques, Henru Antoine (1832). "Orme a feuilles d'ortie. Ulmus urticaefolia, Hortul". Revue horticole. 2: 128.
- ^ de Vries, Hugo (1906). Arten und Varietäten und ihre Entstehung durch Mutation. Gebr. Borntraeger. p. 376.
- ^ Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. p. 1853.
- ^ General catalogue, 1904 : choice hardy trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, herbaceous plants, fruits, etc. New York: Frederick W. Kelsey. 1904. p. 18.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.