The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Incisa' was listed and described by John Frederick Wood, F.H.S., in The Midland Florist and Suburban Horticulturist (1851), along with what he called U. Viminalis and U. Viminalis Variegata, as U. Viminalis Incisa, the Cut-leaved Twiggy-branched elm.[1] An Ulmus campestris var. nuda subvar. incisa Hort.Vilv. was described by Wesmael in 1863,[2] and considered by Green (1964) to be possibly one of Melville's U. × viminalis.[3]
| Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Incisa' | |
|---|---|
| Species | Ulmus minor |
| Cultivar | 'Incisa' |
Description
editWood (1851) described 'Viminalis Incisa' as less compact in habit than U. Viminalis and U. Viminalis Variegata, but nevertheless erect, with slender rod-like branches and more serrated foliage. Wesmael's 'Incisa' (1863) had leaves irregularly sinuate-incised, with long pointed teeth.[4]
Pests and diseases
editTrees of the U. minor 'Viminalis' group are very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
editNo specimens so labelled are known to survive.
References
edit- ^ Wood, John Frederick (1852). "Coppiceana". The Midland Florist and Suburban Horticulturist. 6. London: 365.
- ^ Wesmael, Alfred (1862). "Bulletin de la Fédération des sociétés d'horticulture de Belgique". p. 389. hdl:2027/hvd.32044103102810. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Green, 1964, p.63