Ulmus 'Globosa'
Ulmus | |
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Cultivar | 'Globosa' |
Origin | Germany |
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]
Description
Späth described the tree as having an uninterrupted, very dense, strongly branched, globose crown with firm, coriaceous shining leaves, but very different from 'Umbraculifera'. The leaves were said to be like those of 'Berardii'.[2]
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive.
Synonymy
- Ulmus campestris globosa Behnsch
References
- ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus" (PDF). Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "New garden plants of the year 1894". Kew Bulletin: 54. 1895.
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