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Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis'

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Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis'
Leaf-drawing of 'Muscaviensis'[1]
Hybrid parentageU. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar'Muscaviensis'
OriginEurope

The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Muscaviensis' was listed by Schneider in Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde 1:219, 1904 as U. dippeliana f. muscaviensis.[1] The name 'Muscaviensis' refers to its origin in Muskau Arboretum (Arboretum Muscaviense),[2] where Eduard Petzold raised elms in the late 19th century.

Description

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The tree was described as being larger than U. glabra viminalis (: Ulmus × viminalis Lodd.), with leaves measuring < 9 cm long by < 5 cm broad.[3]

Cultivation

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No specimens are known to survive, but hybrids cultivars of this group, if propagated vegetatively, can persist through sucker regrowth.

Synonymy

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References

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  1. ^ a b Schneider, Camillo Karl (1906). Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde. Vol. 1. Jena G. Fischer. p. 219.
  2. ^ Petzold; Kirchner (1864). Arboretum Muscaviense. p. 11.
  3. ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.