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Ulmus pumila 'Hansen'

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Cultivar
  
'Hansen'

Origin
  
Not known

Ulmus pumila 'Hansen'

Similar
  
Ulmus pumila 'Drop', Ulmus minor 'Propendens', Ulmus minor 'Schuurhoek', Ulmus minor 'Purpurascens', Ulmus pumila 'Poort Bul

The Siberian Elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Hansen' is a little-known American tree of obscure origin, possibly raised from seed collected by the horticulturist and botanist Prof. Niels Hansen during his expedition to Siberia in 1897.

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Description

Very similar to the species. A specimen planted in 1978 at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in England had attained a height of 8 m by 2002.

Cultivation

The tree's current status in North America is not known; at least three mature specimens survive in the UK. Significantly, it is not listed in Green's digest of elm cultivar names published in 1964, suggesting a rather belated introduction to commerce.

Pests and diseases

See under Ulmus pumila.

Synonymy

  • ?'Hansen's Hybrid': Jewell Nursery (ceased trading 2001), Lake City, Minnesota, United States. Wholesale Price List, Fall, 1968 - Spring 1969, p 6, described as "with larger leaf than Chinese (Elm)", but without provenance details.

    • Europe

  • Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG Elm Collection.
  • Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK. Acc. no. 1978.1606
  • Winkworth Arboretum, Surrey, UK. Tree planted 1975, plot K 37.

    • References

    Ulmus pumila 'Hansen' Wikipedia
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