Ulmus × hollandica 'Hillieri'
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The cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Hillieri' arose from a chance seedling
at Hillier's Pitt Corner nursery near Winchester
, England
, in 1918. It is a pendulous cultivar, not to be confused with Ulmus × hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier', which also has a shrubby habit.
Chance seedling
A chance seedling is a plant that is the product of unintentional breeding. It may be a genetically unique individual with desirable characteristics that is then intentionally bred. Plants that come from the artificial union of gametes from a maternal and paternal source are not chance...
at Hillier's Pitt Corner nursery near Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, England
England
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...
, in 1918. It is a pendulous cultivar, not to be confused with Ulmus × hollandica 'Jacqueline Hillier', which also has a shrubby habit.
Description
'Hillieri' was a graceful, compact, slow-growing miniature tree rarely > 1.2 m in height, bearing weeping branches. The small leaves turned crimson and yellow in favourable autumns .Synonymy
- Ulmus hillieri Hort.: Hillier & SonsSir Harold Hillier GardensThe Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is an arboretum comprising 72 hectares accommodating over 42,000 trees and shrubs in about 12,000 taxa, notably a collection of oaks, camellia, magnolia and rhododendron....
, (WinchesterWinchesterWinchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, EnglandEnglandEngland 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...
), Cat. 38T, p. 52, 1928.