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Ulmus americana 'Nigricans'

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Cultivar
  
'Nigricans'

Origin
  
Zöschener Baumschule, Germany

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The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Nigricans' was cloned from a selection made from seedlings raised by the Zöschener Baumschule, Germany, at the end of the 19th century.

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Description

The tree was distinguished by its very dark green foliage. Occasionally listed as 'Nigrescens', it has caused confusion with a U. minor cultivar of that name.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

Synonymy

  • U. americana f. nigrescens Dieck: Schelle in Beissner et al. Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung 87. 1903.
  • References

    Ulmus americana 'Nigricans' Wikipedia