''Ulmus glabra'' 'Dovaei'

Ulmus glabra 'Dovaei'
Species Ulmus glabra
Cultivar 'Dovaei'
Origin France

The Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Dovaei' was raised by the André Leroy nursery at Angers, France, as Ulmus dovaei before 1868.

Description

Leroy described the tree as vigorous, well-shaped, large-leaved, and 'proper for avenues'.[1] The Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum holds a leaf-spray and samara specimen of U. glabra 'Dovaei' (spelled 'Davaei') sourced from the Ellwanger & Barry nursery.[2] The leaves shown in this spray have petioles longer than the wych type, which are shorter than 5 mm,[3] while the samarae are intermediate. Ellwanger & Barry were known to have applied questionable cultivar names to other clones.[4]

Cultivation

'Dovaei' is not known to remain in cultivation in Europe. The tree was introduced to the Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, Canada in 1893 as U. montana Dovaei (syn. U. campestris Dovaei).[5] It appeared as U. Dovaei in the 1904 catalogue of Kelsey's, New York,[6] and as U. montana Dovaei, "an upright, vigorous-growing variety with large leaves", in the 1922 catalogue of Clibran's of Altrincham, England.[7] Introduced to Australia, the tree was marketed in the early 20th century by the Gembrook Nursery near Melbourne and Searl's Garden Emporium in Sydney. It was planted along the Avenue of Honour in Ballarat in 1918.[8] It is not known whether it survives there or elsewhere in Australia.

Synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Photograph of 'Dovaei' specimen, sweetgum.nybg.org
  3. ↑ Coleman, M (ed.). (2009). Wych Elm. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. ISBN 978-1-906129-21-7
  4. ↑ "European Elms" (PDF). Bulletin of Popular Information. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 1 (14): 56. 23 July 1915. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ 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. Central Experimental Farm, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  6. ↑ General catalogue, 1904 : choice hardy trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, herbaceous plants, fruits, etc. New York: Frederick W. Kelsey. 1904. p. 18.
  7. ↑ Clibrans Ltd. (1921). Ornamental Trees Shribs & Climbers. Season: 1921-22. Altrincham, Cheshire, UK: Clibrans. p. 15.
  8. ↑ ballarat.com Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  • "Herbarium specimen - L.1582141". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled U. montana With. 'Dovaei'
  • "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1847158". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet originally labelled U. montana With. 'Dovaei'
  • "Herbarium specimen - E00824766". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet originally labelled U. montana With. 'Dovaei'
  • "Herbarium specimen - 02465951", New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium Sheet labelled U. glabra Huds. 'Davaei' (Arnold Arboretum specimen, 1936)
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