Ulmus 'Aspera'

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Ulmus 'Aspera'
Genus Ulmus
Cultivar 'Aspera'
OriginEngland

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Aspera' was listed (as U. stricta aspera) without description by Loddiges, (Hackney, London), in his catalogue of 1823. Considered only "possibly procera " by Green. [1]

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Description

Not available. The name suggests sharp-pointed leaves.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

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References

  1. Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.