Ulmus minor 'Cucullata Variegata'

Summary

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Cucullata Variegata', a variegated form of U. minor 'Cucullata', was listed by C. de Vos, in 1867,[1] as U. americana cucullata folia variegata and by Schelle in Beissner Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung, 82 (1903) as U. campestris concavifolia cucullata variegata Hort, without description.[2][3]

Ulmus minor 'Cucullata Variegata'
SpeciesUlmus minor
Cultivar'Cucullata Variegata'
OriginEurope

Description edit

None available. The leaves of a variegated branchlet on a non-variegated 'Cucullata' in Edinburgh (2016) are flecked and marbled with cream and pale green. The variegated cultivar may be similar.

Pests and diseases edit

The cultivar is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

References edit

  1. ^ De Vos, C. (1867). Beredeneerd woordenboek der voornaamste heesters en coniferen, in Nederland gekweekt. Groningen: J. B. Wolters. p. 135.
  2. ^ Beissner, L; Schelle, E; Zabel, H (1903). Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung. p. 82.
  3. ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.