The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Lombartsii' is considered "possibly Ulmus × hollandica

Ulmus × hollandica

Ulmus × hollandica Mill. , often known simply as Dutch Elm, is a natural hybrid between Wych Elm Ulmus glabra and Field Elm Ulmus minor which commonly occurs across Europe wherever the ranges of the two parent species overlap. In England, according to the field-studies of R. H...

 or Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green (1964). The tree was raised by Lombarts Nurseries at Zundert

Zundert

Zundert is a municipality and a town in Noord Brabant, the Netherlands.Zundert lies about 10 metres above Dutch sea level , and is located 15 km south-west of the city of Breda, and 35 km north-east of Antwerp, Belgium...

, the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, circa 1910.

Description

The tree was first described by Lombarts in the 1921–22 catalogue, p. 25, as U. suberosa pendula Lombartsi: "a graceful tree with pendulous branches covered in corky wings. The wings become less prominent with age". Leaves are small with sharp pointed serratures on the margin, lamina of leaf is unequal at the base and quite long accuminated at the apex.

Cultivation

With no known resistance to Dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease is a disease caused by a member of the sac fungi category, affecting elm trees which is spread by the elm bark beetle. Although believed to be originally native to Asia, the disease has been accidentally introduced into America and Europe, where it has devastated native...

, the tree is now very rare in Europe; it is not known to have been introduced to North America

North America

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 or Australasia

Australasia

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Synonymy

• Ulmus procera propendens Lombarts: Cat. 1955-56, p. 85.
• Ulmus suberosa pendula Lombartii: Floralia, 41 (39): 615, 1920.

Europe

• Brighton & Hove
  Brighton & Hove
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   City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection. Extremely rare; the example shewn is the TROBI
  The Tree Register
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  UK National Champion.