Ulmus × hollandica 'Haarlemensis'

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Ulmus × hollandica
Hybrid parentage U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar 'Haarlemensis'
Origin Netherlands

The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Haarlemensis' is one of a number arising from the crossing of Wych Elm U. glabra with Field Elm U. minor. It was first listed by Springer in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendr. Ges. 21: 366, 1912, as U. campestris haarlemensis.

Description

A slow-growing tree, forming an unbroken, broad pyramidal crown, with glossy, dark-green leaves persisting for several weeks longer than most in autumn.[1]

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]