The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Folia Aurea Variegata' was first described by Jäger in Die ziergehölze der Gärten und parkanlagen (1865).[1] An Ulmus americana foliis variegatis Hort. had been listed by Loudon in 1838.[2]
| Ulmus americana 'Folia Aurea Variegata' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus americana |
| Cultivar | 'Folia Aurea Variegata' |
| Origin | Germany |
Description edit
The tree was distinguished by leaves variegated with yellow.[3]
Cultivation edit
Loudon reported specimens of his 'Foliis variegatis' in the Horticultural Society Garden. No specimens are known to survive. A 2018 Cornell study of the surviving elms of the National Mall, Washington D.C., listed some 28 specimens of a "distinctive striped cultivar, possibly U. americana ", but this referred to vertical fissuring in young bark, not to variegated leaves.[4]
Synonymy edit
- U. americana var. foliis variegatis Hort.: Loudon, Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 4: 2587, 1838.
References edit
- ^ Jäger, Hermann, Die ziergehölze der Gärten und parkanlagen, Weimar, 1865; p.548
- ^ Loudon, J. C., Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum (1838), p.2587
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Bassuk, Denig, Harada, Neal: 'The state of the elms on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.: tree & soil conditions' (2018); hort.cornell.edu