Ulmus laevis 'Ornata'
The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Ornata' was erroneously identified by Carrière as U. communis (: glabra) ornata in 1858.[1] 'Ornata' was named by Carrière for the numerous and intensely green leaves which gave the trees 'a magnificent appearance'.[1]
| Ulmus laevis 'Ornata' | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) 'Ornata', Grange Farm Arboretum | |
| Species | Ulmus laevis |
| Cultivar | 'Ornata' |
| Origin | France |
Description
Reputed to be a vigorous strain, with dark green leaves, the tree is suited to planting by roads, public squares or in landscaped gardens.[1] The bark of the young buds is of a dark red, with very fine hairs, the leaves are thin, soft to the touch, largely oval or almost cordate, green above, paler below.[1] While the leaves of most trees in the area were eaten to a skeleton, those of 'Ornata' remained unaffected.[2][3][1] Seed propagated plants largely kept the characteristics of their parent.[1]
'Ornata' leaves at Grange Farm Arboretum
Cultivation
Yvette de Ferré noted in 1964 that in the Jardin des Plantes, Toulouse, one tree was growing at the Palais Royal, another at the Jardin du Palais du Maréchal, two or three at the Grand Rond, and one in the precincts by the Faculty of Sciences, at the corner of the Jules-Guesde and La Boulingrin.[2]
Accessions
Europe
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK; grafted cutting from tree in Square Boulingrin, Toulouse. Acc. no. 1073.
References
- Carriere, Élie-Abel (1858). "Ulmus communis ornata". Revue horticole: 554–555. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- de Ferré, Yvette (1979). "Le jardin des plantes de Toulouse". Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences, inscriptions et belles-lettres de Toulouse. 141 (15): 96–97. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.