Ulmus pumila 'Aurescens'
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The Ulmus pumila cultivar
Cultivar
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 'Aurescens' originated in the National Arboretum, Zöschen
Zöschen
Zöschen is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 December 2009, it is part of the town Leuna....

, near Merseburg
Merseburg
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, Germany
Germany
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. The tree was first mentioned by Georg Dieck http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=117300 in Neuheiten-Offerten, Nat. - Arb. Zöschen
Zöschen
Zöschen is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 31 December 2009, it is part of the town Leuna....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, 1894-95, as U. pinnato-ramosa f. aurescens .

Cultivation

A specimen grows in a private garden in Seaford
Seaford, East Sussex
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, East Sussex
East Sussex
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, UK. 'Aurescens' is not known to have been introduced to North America
North America
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 or Australasia
Australasia
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.

Accessions

Europe
  • Brighton & Hove
    Brighton & Hove
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     City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1108042. One tree in a private garden Seaford, East Sussex, recorded in 1995.
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