Ulmus 'Globosa'

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Ulmus
Cultivar 'Globosa'
Origin Germany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Globosa' was first described (as Ulmus campestris globosa Behnsch ) in the Späth nursery catalogue of 1892–93. Considered "probably Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green [1]

Description

Späth described the tree as having an uninterrupted, very dense, strongly branched, globose crown with firm, coriaceous shining leaves, but very different from 'Umbraculifera'.

Cultivation

Probably extinct.

Synonymy

  • Ulmus campestris globosa Behnsch

References

  1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]