Ulmus × viminalis 'Pendula'

Ulmus × viminalis
Hybrid parentage U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii'
Cultivar 'Pendula'

Ulmus × viminalis Lodd. 'Pendula' is a hybrid cultivar derived from the crossing Ulmus minor × U. minor 'Plotii'. It was first mentioned by Masters in 1891.[1]

Description

'Pendula' was said to have pendulous branches.[2]

Pests and diseases

Trees of the U. × viminalis group are very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

References

  1. ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus" (PDF). Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Masters, Maxwell T. (1891). "Trees and shrubs for large towns". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London. 13: 90.
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