Ulmus glabra 'Tiliaefolia'
Encyclopedia
The Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra cultivar 'Tiliaefolia' was first mentioned by Host
in Fl. Austr. 1: 329. 1827, as U. tiliaefolia.
leaves, rounded or subcordate
and not usually strongly oblique at the base .
, arboretum, obtained from the Späth nursery
in Berlin
before 1914 , was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease prevalent in the 1930s.
and Austria
.
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 'Tiliaefolia' was first mentioned by Host
Nicolaus Thomas Host
Nicolaus Thomas Host was an Austrian botanist, and the personal physician of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. His botanical works include Synopsis plantarum in Austria and the four-volume Austriacorum Icones et descriptions graminum; he was also the first director of the botanical garden at the...
in Fl. Austr. 1: 329. 1827, as U. tiliaefolia.
Description
The tree was said to have ovateLeaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
leaves, rounded or subcordate
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms :* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
and not usually strongly oblique at the base .
Pests and diseases
A specimen at the Ryston Hall http://www.rystonhall.co.uk/, NorfolkNorfolk
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, 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...
in Berlin
Berlin
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before 1914 , was killed by the earlier strain of Dutch elm disease prevalent in the 1930s.
Cultivation
Probably extinct. Reichenbach noted briefly that the tree was once grown in BohemiaBohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.