Ulmus 'Marmorata'
GenusUlmus
Cultivar'Marmorata'
OriginGermany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Marmorata' was identified by Dieck, Zöschen, Germany in Haupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg 1885 as Ulmus campestris marmorata. Considered "probably U. carpinifolia" (: minor) by Green.[1]

Description

'Marmorata' was described as "beautifully variegated with white";[2] the original tree in Destedter Park, Cremlingen, Lower Saxony, was said to have produced massive variegated suckers.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

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. "Herbarium specimen - L.1590636". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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