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Ulmus minor 'Pendula'

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Cultivar
  
'Pendula'

Origin
  
Belgium

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Similar
  
Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens', Ulmus minor 'Propendens', Ulmus minor 'Schuurhoek', Ulmus 'Recerta', Ulmus minor 'Goodyeri'

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Pendula' was listed by C. de Vos [1] in Handboek 20, 1887, as Ulmus sativa pendula, and much later by Boom [2] in Nederlandse Dendrologie 1: 158, 1959, as a cultivar.

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Description

The tree has slender pendulous branches.

Pests and diseases

'Pendula' is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

Raised in Belgium in 1863, the young twigs are prone to dieback in hard winters. 'Pendula' is not known to have been introduced to North America.

Europe

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, acc. no. 1973-11710 (as U. carpinifolia var. pendula).
  • Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG elm collection, [3] (as U. minor var. pendula) Street trees in Stanford Avenue, Shaftesbury Road and Denmark Villas.

    • Australasia

  • Eastwoodhill Arboretum [4], Gisborne, New Zealand, 4 trees, details not known.

    • Europe

  • Arboretum Waasland [5], Nieuwkerken-Waas, Belgium, (as U. carpinifolia 'Pendula').

    • References

    Ulmus minor 'Pendula' Wikipedia
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