Ulmus × hollandica 'Cinerea'
Encyclopedia
Ulmus × hollandica 'Cinerea' was first listed by George Lindley (father of John Lindley
) in 1815, and later by the Andre Leroy http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=163599 Nurseries, Angers
, France
, in 1856 as Ulmus cinerea. A specimen in cultivation at Kew
in 1964 was found to be U. × hollandica, but the tree at Wakehurst Place remains listed as U. glabra 'Cinerea'.
, where it survives by being treated as a hedging plant, too low to attract the attentions of the Scolytus
beetles that act as vectors of Dutch elm disease. 'Cinerea' is not known to have been introduced to North America
or Australasia
.
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.-Early years:Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden...
) in 1815, and later by the Andre Leroy http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=163599 Nurseries, Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in 1856 as Ulmus cinerea. A specimen in cultivation at Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
in 1964 was found to be U. × hollandica, but the tree at Wakehurst Place remains listed as U. glabra 'Cinerea'.
Description
The tree was described as having branches "stunted and tortuous, the upper ascending, the lower more or less pendulous".Cultivation
Only one living specimen is known, at Wakehurst Place, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where it survives by being treated as a hedging plant, too low to attract the attentions of the Scolytus
Scolytus
Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles . It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, and the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus...
beetles that act as vectors of Dutch elm disease. 'Cinerea' is not known to have been introduced to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
or Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
.
Europe
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Wakehurst Place. Acc. no. 1973-21051, listed as U. glabra 'Cinerea'.