Elm cultivar
| Ulmus × hollandica 'Folia Rhomboidea' | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Folia Rhomboidea' |
| Origin | Belgium |
Ulmus × hollandica 'Folia Rhomboidea' is one of a number of cultivars possibly arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm Ulmus glabra with a variety of Field Elm Ulmus minor. First mentioned by Morren in 1851 as U. campestris latifolia, foliis rhomboides.[1]
Description
Reputed to resemble 'Pitteurs' but for the rhomboid shape of the leaf.[2]
Cultivation
Once grown on the Pitteurs estate, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. No specimens are known to survive.
References
- ^ Morren, Charles (1851). "Nouvelle notice". Journal d'agriculture pratique. 4: 511.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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