Etrusca (elm hybrid)
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The hybrid cultivar Etrusca was first mentioned by Nicholson in Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 139. 1896, as var. , but without description. The tree at Kew
was later identified as of hybrid origin, U. glabra × U. minor var plotii (: × elegantissima) by Melville. It is not known whether Etrusca remains in cultivation.
Kew
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was later identified as of hybrid origin, U. glabra × U. minor var plotii (: × elegantissima) by Melville. It is not known whether Etrusca remains in cultivation.
Synonymy
- var. : Nicholson in Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 139. 1896.