| Ulmus americana 'Burgoyne' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus americana |
| Cultivar | 'Burgoyne' |
| Origin | Weston, Mass. US |
The American elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Burgoyne' stood at the Arnold Arboretum until removed in 1988.[1] Grown for the town of Weston, Massachusetts, the tree was raised in 1965 by Dr. Donald Wyman, retired head horticulturist of Arnold Arboretum (and himself of Weston), from seeds of the historic Burgoyne Elm,[2] that stood for c.300 years[3] at 626 Boston Post Road, Weston,[4] before being felled in 1967[5] (bole girth 25 ft.[2]) In October 1777 a contingent of British prisoners-of-war from General Burgoyne's defeated army, captured by General Gates, bivouacked under the original tree, then nearly a century old, on their way to prison in Somerville.[2][6]
The name of the tree was first noted in records of the Plant Sciences Data Center of the American Horticultural Society,[1] but is not formally recognized as a valid cultivar.
- ^ a b Santamour, Frank S.; Bentz, Susan E. (May 1995). "Updated Checklist of Elm (Ulmus) Cultivars for use in North America". Journal of Arboriculture. 21 (3): 122–131. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b c 'Our historic Burgoyne elm and its memories', Weston Historical Society Bulletin, Oct. 1971, Vol.8 No.1
- ^ Weston Town Crier, 11 March 2013
- ^ Weston Historical Society Bulletin, May 1968, Vol.4 No.4
- ^ Weston Historical Society Bulletin, Oct. 1967, Vol.4 No.1
- ^ Weston Historical Society Bulletin, March 1967, Vol.3 No.3