| Ulmus 'Planifolia' | |
|---|---|
 Ulmus planifolia | |
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Planifolia' |
| Origin | England |
The possible Field Elm cultivar U. minor 'Planifolia' was listed by Loudon in Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (1838) as Ulmus campestris (:minor) var. planifolia, the flat-leaved elm.[1] Green opined that the species was uncertain.[2]
Description[edit]
Loudon described the tree as "a handsome small tree, closely resembling U. campestris var. parvifolia" (i.e. the Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.). An illustration appeared in volume 7 of Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (1854).
Cultivation[edit]
'Planifolia' and 'Cucullata' were the only two of some sixty elms listed by Joseph Paxton in his Botanical Dictionary (1868) without cultivation locations, suggesting it was an uncommon elm.[3] No specimens are known to survive.
References[edit]
- ^ Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 3: 1377, 1838
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Paxton, Joseph (1868). Paxton's Botanical dictionary. London. pp. 572–573. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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