''Ulmus'' 'Myrtifolia'
| Ulmus 'Myrtifolia' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Myrtifolia' |
| Origin | England? |
The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Myrtifolia', the Myrtle-leaved Elm, was identified by Nicholson in Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 135, 1896 but without description. It was later listed as a cultivar by Rehder in 1939,[1] and by Krüssmann in Handbuch der Laubgehölze 2: 540, 1962. The specimen under this name in the Herb. Nicholson at Kew was considered by Melville to be a probable U. minor × Ulmus minor 'Plotii' hybrid.[2]
It is not known whether the earlier cultivar 'Myrtifolia Purpurea' was related to 'Myrtifolia'.
Description
'Myrtifolia' was described as having leaves ovate or rhombic-ovate to oblong-ovate, 2–5 cm long with nearly simple teeth, loosely pilose on both sides.
Cultivation
A 'Mytifolia' was present in North Road, Bath in 1902.[3] The tree is not known to remain in cultivation.
Putative specimen
A small, slow-growing, dense-crowned old elm (15 m, girth 2 m), possibly 'Myrtifolia', with very small narrow leaves, stands near 90 Lower Granton Rd, Edinburgh (2016), in a garden that was once part of the elm-planted grounds of Wardie House (demolished 1955).[4] Its leaves, which flush and fall late,[5] are lance-shaped or oval (2–4.5 cm by 1.3–2 cm; petioles 0.5–1 cm). The tree, which has smooth branchlets, has been grafted on to a suberose U. minor stock.
Possible 'Myrtifolia', Edinburgh, September.jpg)
The same, October
Leaves and samarae of possible 'Myrtifolia', Edinburgh.jpg)
Long shoot of same.jpg)
Foliage.jpg)
Bark.jpg)
Graft-mark
Synonymy
- Ulmus campestris (: minor) var. myrtifolia Hort.: Nicholson, in Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 135, 1896.
- Ulmus buxifolia Hort.: Nicholson, Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 135, 1896, in synonymy.
References
- ↑ Rehder, Alfred (1939). "Rehder, new species, varieties and combinations". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 20: 87–88. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ↑ Inman, T. Frederic (1905). "The Elm". Proceedings of the Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 10: 37. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Around Edinburgh - Lower Granton Road and Wardie from Granton Harbour Around Edinburgh - Lower Granton Road and Wardie from Granton Harbour, accessdate: August 12, 2016
- ↑ Google Maps: A901 - Google Maps, accessdate: August 12, 2016