Betula pubescens 'Pendula Nana'
| Betula pubescens 'Pendula Nana' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Betula |
| Species | Betula pubescens |
| Cultivar | 'Pendula Nana' |
| Origin | France |
Betula pubescens 'Pendula', or Gazebo Downy Birch, is a weeping tree and a cultivar of Betula pubescens, the Downy Birch. It was first offered by the French nursery Simon-Louis Frères.[1]. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar.[2]
Description
A weeping tree without a leader and with pendulous branches forming an umbrella shape.
Accessions
Very little is known of this cultivar and it never seems to have been widely cultivated.
Synonymy
- Betula pubescens f. pendula-nana Schelle in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 53 (1903), nom. nud. [as pendula nana][2]
References
- ^ Beissner, L., Schelle, E. & Zabel, H. (1903). Handbuch der Laubgehöl-Benennung: 625pp. Parey, Berlin.
- ^ a b Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.
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