Hybrid parentage U. glabra × U. minor Origin Europe | Cultivar 'Eleganto-Variegata' | |
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The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm U. glabra with a variety of Field Elm U. minor. First mentioned by Miller [1] in The Gardeners Dictionary ed. 2. 1735, Ulmus no. 9, as U. major Hollandica, angustis & magis acuminatis sammaris, folio latissimo scabro, eleganter variegato.
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Description
The tree was described as the Dutch elm with striped leaves.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive beyond Brighton after 2009.
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Ulmus × hollandica 'Eleganto-Variegata' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA