Ulmus 'Exoniensis'

Ulmus 'Exoniensis'
Exeter Elm in Amsterdam
GenusUlmus
Cultivar'Exoniensis'
OriginExeter, England

Ulmus 'Exoniensis', the Exeter elm, was discovered near Exeter, England, in 1826, and propagated by the Ford & Please nursery in that city.[1][2][3][4][5] Traditionally believed to be a cultivar of the Wych Elm U. glabra, its fastigiate shape when young, upward-curving tracery, small samarae and leaves, late leaf-flush and late leaf-fall, taken with its south-west England provenance, suggest a link with the Cornish Elm, which shares these characteristics. The seed, however, is on the stalk side of the samara, a feature of wych elm and its cultivars, whereas in hybrids it would be displaced towards the notch.[6][7]

  1. ^ Bean, W. J. (1981). Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain, 7th edition. Murray, London
  2. ^ Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. p. 1866.
  3. ^ Richens, R. H. (1983). Elm. Cambridge University Press.
  4. ^ White, J. & More, D. (2003). Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Cassell's, London.
  5. ^ Harvey, J. (1974). Early Nurserymen.  p.104. Phillimore & Co. Ltd. 1975. ISBN 978-0850331929
  6. ^ Coleman, Max, ed.: Wych Elm (Edinburgh, 2009)
  7. ^ Fruit of Exeter elm, exetertrees.uk