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Ulmus minor 'Virgata'

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Cultivar
  
'Virgata'

Origin
  
Nangis, Seine et Marne, France

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The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Virgata' was described by Pepin [1] (as Ulmus campestris virgata) in Revue Horticole 1865: 347, 1865.

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Description

Pepin described the tree as having slender, erect branches bestowing a fastigiate form.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive. Planted before 1789 near Nangis, Seine-et-Marne.

Accessions

  • Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG Elm Collection. One large mature tree in Surrenden Road, Brighton.
  • Melbourne, Australia; several specimen trees reported around the city.

    • References

    Ulmus minor 'Virgata' Wikipedia
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