Ulmus 'Lombartsii'

*Ulmus*
Ulmus
Cultivar	'Lombartsii'
Origin	Netherlands

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Lombartsii' is considered "possibly Ulmus × hollandica or Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green (1964). The tree originated in the Lombarts Nurseries circa 1910.^[1]

Description

The tree was first described by Lombarts (Zundert, Netherlands), in the 1921–22 catalogue, p. 25, as U. suberosa pendula Lombartsi: "a graceful tree with pendulous branches covered in corky wings. The wings become less prominent with age".

Cultivation

The tree is probably extinct.

Synonymy

Ulmus procera propendens Lombarts: Lombarts, (Zundert, Netherlands), Cat. 1955-56, p. 85.
Ulmus suberosa pendula Lombartii: Floralia, 41 (39): 615, 1920.

References

^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]

[Green-1] Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]

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