Summary
The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Globosa' was first described (as Ulmus campestris globosa Behnsch) in the Späth nursery catalogue of 1892–93. Considered "probably Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green [1]
| Ulmus 'Globosa' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Globosa' |
| Origin | Germany |
Description edit
Späth described the tree as having an uninterrupted, very dense, strongly branched, globose crown with firm, coriaceous shining leaves, but very different from those of 'Umbraculifera'. The leaves were said to be like those of 'Berardii'.[2]
Cultivation edit
No specimens are known to survive. At the bottom of a 'Globosa' herbarium specimen from Germany a small sketch of a tree labelled U. procera cv. globosa, which stood in the Hortus Nymphenburg, Munich, in the mid-20th century, shows a rounded lollipop form on a long bare trunk.[3] Its leaves, however, do not resemble those of 'Berardii'.
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A dense quasi-globose field elm cultivar in Boswall Rd, Edinburgh, with leaves resembling those of the Hortus Nymphenburg specimen, Munich (see External links) -
Bark and leaves of dense quasi-globose field elm cultivar in Boswall Rd, Edinburgh -
Boswall Rd field elm cultivar, early autumn -
Fruit of Boswall Rd field elm cultivar
Synonymy edit
- Ulmus campestris globosa Behnsch
References edit
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "New garden plants of the year 1894". Kew Bulletin: 54. 1895.
- ^ "Herbarium specimen - L.1581883". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled Ulmus procera Salisb. globosa (Nich.), Hortus Nymphenburg, Munich, 1957; "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1911570". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled Ulmus procera Salisb. globosa (Nich.), Hortus Nymphenburg, Munich, 1957