''Ulmus minor'' 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta'

Ulmus minor 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta'
Leaves of 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta', by E. W. Hunnybun, from The Cambridge British Flora (1914)
Species Ulmus minor
Cultivar 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta'
Origin England

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta' was originally identified as U. nitens var. Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta Moss by Moss[1] in The Cambridge British Flora (1914).[2] Moss regarded the tree as a "subvariety" of U. nitens var. 'Hunnybunii', with a narrower form.[2]

Description

Moss described 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta' as "differing in the shorter internodes of the young twigs, which tend to remain in one plane, giving the trees a striking appearance". Samara and leaf drawings by E. W. Hunnybun, showing a narrower leaf than 'Hunnybunii', appear in The Cambridge British Flora (1914).[3][4]

Pests and diseases

Though susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease, field elms produce suckers and usually survive in this form in their area of origin.

Cultivation

Moss in The Cambridge British Flora (1914) noted that 'Hunnybunii pseudo-Stricta' was sometimes propagated in error for Cornish Elm, Ulmus stricta – hence its name.[2] No mature specimens are known to survive.

References

  1. ↑ kiki.huh.harvard.edu
  2. 1 2 3 Moss, C. E.; Hunnybun, E. W. (1914). The Cambridge British Flora. Vol. 2 Text. p. 90. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Moss, C. E.; Hunnybun, E. W. (1914). The Cambridge British Flora. Vol. 2 Plates. p. 195 (plate 92). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Moss, C. E.; Hunnybun, E. W. (1914). The Cambridge British Flora. Vol. 2 Plates. p. 197 (plate 93). Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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