The Wych Elm

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 'Tomentosa' was first listed by Kirchner as Ulmus tomentosa.

Description

The tree was later described as having the undersides of the leaves covered with thick, soft hairs, giving a pronounced grey-green appearance .

Cultivation

A tree of the same name is listed in the Red Data Book of the Baltic Region suggesting it may still survive there. It is not known to be in cultivation elsewhere.

Synonymy

• Ulmus tomentosa: Petzoldhttp://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=102728 & Kirchner, Arb. Muscav., 566 1864,