Cultivar 'Purpurascens' | Origin Europe | |
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Similar Ulmus minor 'Propendens', Ulmus minor 'Schuurhoek', Ulmus minor 'Goodyeri', Ulmus glabra 'Cornuta', Ulmus minor 'Christine |
The putative Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' was listed by Lavallée [1] in Arboretum Segrezianum 236, 1877, as U. campestris var. purpurascens, but without description, and later by Schneider in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 1:220, 1904. Krüssmann [2] in Handbuch der Laubgehölze 2: 540, 1962, identified it as a cultivar.
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Green believed the cultivar 'Myrtifolia Purpurea' a synonym of 'Purpurascens'.
Description
The tree has small leaves approximately 25 mm long, tinged with purple when young, but turning dark-green later, and usually remaining a shrub.
Cultivation
For specimens supplied by the Späth nursery as U. campestris myrtifolia purpurea, see 'Myrtifolia Purpurea'.
Notable trees
Two trees survive in Brighton; see under 'Accessions'.
Synonymy
Accessions
References
Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens' Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA