Ulmus glabra 'Cornuta'
Encyclopedia
The Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Cornuta' is a little-known tree, finally identified as a cultivar of U. glabra by Boom http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=129895 in Ned. Dendr. 1: 157, 1959.
. A specimen at the Ryston Hall http://www.rystonhall.co.uk/, Norfolk
, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery
(as U. triserrata) before 1914, was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease prevalent in the 1930s.
, in Belgium
; measured in 2002, it had attained a height of 35 m, and a d.b.h. of @ 1.2m. Another survives along a canal in Amsterdam
. 'Cornuta' is not known to be in commerce.
Europe
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra, the Wych elm or Scots elm, has the widest range of the European elm species, from Ireland eastwards to the Urals, and from the Arctic Circle south to the mountains of the Peloponnese in Greece; it is also found in Iran...
Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Cornuta' is a little-known tree, finally identified as a cultivar of U. glabra by Boom http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=129895 in Ned. Dendr. 1: 157, 1959.
Description
'Cornuta' is distinguished only by the one or two cusp-like lobes either side of the apex of the leaf on strong-growing shoots, similar to Ulmus laciniataPests and diseases
A cultivar of the Wych Elm, 'Cornuta' is susceptible to Dutch Elm diseaseDutch 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...
. A specimen at the Ryston Hall http://www.rystonhall.co.uk/, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery
Späth nursery
The Späth family created one of the world's most notable plant nurseries of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The nursery had been founded in 1720 by Christoph Späth but removed to the erstwhile district of Baumschulenweg in south-east Berlin in 1863 when Franz Ludwig Späth succeeded his father...
(as U. triserrata) before 1914, was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease prevalent in the 1930s.
Cultivation
A very large tree survives at MeiseMeise
Meise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem , and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of...
, in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
; measured in 2002, it had attained a height of 35 m, and a d.b.h. of @ 1.2m. Another survives along a canal in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. 'Cornuta' is not known to be in commerce.
Accessions
North America- Dominion ArboretumDominion ArboretumThe Dominion Arboretum is located at the Central Experimental Farm of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Originally begun in 1889 the Arboretum covers about 26 ha of rolling land between Prince of Wales Drive, Dow's Lake and the Rideau Canal. Carleton University is located...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Details not known.
Europe
- Brighton & HoveBrighton & HoveBrighton and Hove is a unitary authority area and city on the south coast of England. It is England's most populous seaside resort.In 1997 Brighton and Hove were joined to form the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove, which was granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II as part of the millennium...
City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1108042, 1 tree, at Sussex University. - Hortus Botanicus Nationalis, SalaspilsSalaspilsSalaspils is a town in Latvia, the administrative centre of Salaspils municipality. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Daugava River 18 kilometers to the south-east of the city of Riga.-History:...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. Acc. no. 18114,5,6,7. - National Botanic Garden http://www.br.fgov.be/science/COLLECTIONS/LIVING/LIVCOL/list/l_ulmace.html., BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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Synonymy
- Horned Elm: origin obscure
- Ulmus campestris cornuta: DavidArmand DavidFather Armand David was a Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as a zoologist and a botanist.-General Biography:...
, Revue Hort. II. 4: 102, 1845. - Ulmus corylacea var. grandidentata: DumortierBarthélemy Charles Joseph DumortierBarthélemy Charles Joseph, Baron Dumortier was a Belgian politician and botanist. Some consider him to be the true discoverer of cell division, although he is rarely credited as such.-Works:...
, Fl. Belg., 25, 1827. - Ulmus intermedia Hort.: Kirchnerhttp://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=102729, in Petzoldhttp://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=102728 & Kirchner, Arb. Muscav., 565, 1864, as name in synonymy.
- Ulmus Montana (: glabra) var. corylifolia: ZapalowiczHugo ZapalowiczHugo Zapałowicz was a botanist, natural scientist, traveller, military lawyer....
http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=149474, Conspectus Florae Galiciae Criticus 2: 98, 1908. - Ulmus Montana (: glabra) f. lobata: Waisbecker http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=121774, Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. 49: 67, 1899.
- Ulmus Montana (: glabra) var. superba: Lavallée http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=100281 Arb. Segrez. 237, 1877.
- Ulmus triserrata Hort. ex Dippel