Ulmus glabra'Latifolia Nigricans'
| Ulmus glabra'Latifolia Nigricans' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus glabra |
| Cultivar | 'Latifolia Nigricans' |
| Origin | Europe |
The putativeWych ElmcultivarUlmus glabra'Latifolia Nigricans'was first described, asUlmus campestris latifolia nigricans,byPynaertin 1879. Pynaert, however, did not specify what species he meant byU. campestris.[1]The tree was supplied by theSpäth nurseryof Berlin in the late 19th century and early 20th asUlmus montana latifolia nigricans.Späth, like many of his contemporaries, usedU. montanaboth for Wych Elm cultivars and for those of theU.×hollandicagroup.[2]
Description
[edit]Pynaert described the tree as "very vigorous, the leaves being large and of a dark tint".[3]
Cultivation
[edit]No specimens are known to survive. One tree, probably supplied by theSpäth nurseryof Berlin, was planted asUlmus montana latifolia nigricansin 1896 at theDominion Arboretum,Ottawa,Canada.[4]Three specimens supplied by Späth to theRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburghin 1902 asUlmus montana latifolia nigricansmay survive inEdinburghas it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. theWentworth Elm);[5]the current list of Living Accessions held in the Gardenper sedoes not list the plant.[6]U. latifolia nigricans,a "dark, large-leaved elm", appeared in the 1902 catalogue of the Bobbink and Atkins nursery,Rutherford, New Jersey.[7]
Putative specimens
[edit]Two vigorous, suckering hybrid elms (presumedU.×hollandica), in the SW corner ofInverleith Park,Edinburgh, near theRoyal Botanic Garden,with broad leaves held dark-green till early December, match descriptions of Späth'sU. montana latifolia nigricansand may be regrowth from one of the early 20th-century specimens from Berlin.[5]
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Dark-leaved hybrid elm, early winter, SW corner ofInverleith Park,Edinburgh -
Same, late summer -
Leaves of same -
Samarae
Synonymy
[edit]- Ulmus scabra (: glabra) purpurea nigricans:Dieck,(Zöschen,Germany),Haupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg1885, p. 82.
References
[edit]- ^Pynaert, Édouard-Christophe (1879)."Trois nouvelles variétés d'Ormes".Bulletins d'arboriculture, de culture potagère et de floriculture:58.Retrieved14 December2016.
- ^Katalog(PDF).Vol. 108. Berlin, Germany: L. Späth Baumschulenweg. 1902–1903. pp. 132–133.
- ^Green, Peter Shaw(1964)."Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus".Arnoldia.24(6–8).Arnold Arboretum,Harvard University:41–80.Retrieved16 February2017.
- ^Saunders, William; Macoun, William Tyrrell (1899).Catalogue of the trees and shrubs in the arboretum and botanic gardens at the central experimental farm(2 ed.). pp. 74–75.
- ^abAccessions book.Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45, 47.
- ^"List of Living Accessions: Ulmus".Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.Retrieved21 September2016.
- ^Bobbink and Atkins, Rutherford. N.J.1902. p. 51.
