Hybrid parentage U. glabra × U. minor Origin France | Cultivar 'Gaujardii' | |
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The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Gaujardii' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of Wych Elm U. glabra with Field Elm U. minor. 'Gaujardii' was mentioned in Unsere Freiland-Laubgehölze in 1913, but without description.
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Description
Described as having symmetrical upright growth and of great vigour with the appearance of an arrow. The foliage is of medium size, oval and light green.
Cultivation
'Gaujardii' was produced at a rate of 30,000 trees per annum in 1930, though no specimens are known to survive.
Etymology
Named for Gaujard-Rome & fils, Châteauroux, France.
References
Ulmus × hollandica 'Gaujardii' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA