Cultivar 'Hunnybunii' | Origin England | |
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The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Hunnybunii' was originally identified as U. nitens var. Hunnybunii by Moss [1], The Cambridge British Flora. 2: 90, 1914. 'Hunnybunii' was reputed to have been commonly planted in the parklands and hedgerows of Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire in the UK before the advent of Dutch elm disease.
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Description
Moss described it as a taller tree than 'Sowerbyi', with the lower branches spreading at right angles, the upper less tortuous; leaves even more asymmetrical at the base, more acuminate at the apex. Melville considered it a hybrid of 'Coritana'.
Pests and diseases
Though susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease, field elms produce suckers and usually survive in this form in their area of origin.
Cultivation
No mature specimens are known to survive.