Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis'
| Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis' | |
|---|---|
 Leaf-drawing of 'Muscaviensis'[1] | |
| Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
| Cultivar | 'Muscaviensis' |
| Origin | Europe |
The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis' was listed by Schneider in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde 1:219, 1904 as U. dippeliana f. muscaviensis.[1] The name 'Muscaviensis' refers to its origin in Muskau Arboretum (Arboretum Muscaviense),[2] where Eduard Petzold raised elms in the late 19th century.
Description
[edit]The tree was described as being larger than U. glabra viminalis (: Ulmus × viminalis Lodd.), with leaves measuring < 9 cm long by < 5 cm broad.[3]
Cultivation
[edit]No specimens are known to survive, but hybrids cultivars of this group, if propagated vegetatively, can persist through sucker regrowth.
Synonymy
[edit]- Ulmus dippeliana f. muscaviensis: C. K. Schneid., in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 1:219, 1904.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schneider, Camillo Karl (1906). Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde. Vol. 1. Jena G. Fischer. p. 219.
- ^ Petzold; Kirchner (1864). Arboretum Muscaviense. p. 11.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.