Ulmus 'Lombartsii'
| Ulmus 'Lombartsii' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Lombartsii' |
| Origin | Netherlands |
The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Lombartsii' is considered "possibly Ulmus × hollandica or Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green (1964). The tree was raised by Lombarts Nurseries at Zundert, Netherlands, circa 1910.[1]
Description
The tree was first described by Lombarts 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". Leaves are small with sharp pointed serratures on the margin, lamina of leaf is unequal at the base and quite long acuminated at the apex.[2] The seed is close to the notch of the samara.[3]
Pests and diseases
The tree is not known to have a resistance to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
With no known resistance to Dutch elm disease, 'Lombartsii' is now very rare in Europe. A suberose field elm that stood at the entrance to Brighton Borough Cemetery, Hartington Road, was listed as such by Brighton and Hove Council in 2022, without provenance information.[4] Though its leaves were close to 'Lombartsii' herbarium specimens,[2] the tree lacked the pendulous habit of 'Lombartsii'.[5] 'Lombartsii' is not known to have been introduced to North America or Australasia.
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Pressed leaves Brighton Cemetery elm
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Brighton Cemetery elm, winter
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Corky wings of same
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Bark of same
Accessions
- Europe
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Lincolnshire, UK. Acc. no. 1133, as U. minor 'Lombartsii.
Nurseries
- Centrum voor Botanische Verrijking vzw, Kampenhout, Belgium, (as Ulmus minor 'Lombartsii').[6]
Synonymy
- Ulmus procera propendens Lombarts: Cat. 1955–56, p. 85.
- Ulmus suberosa pendula Lombartii: Floralia, 41 (39): 615, 1920.
References
- ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1852710". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Formerly labelled U. carpinifolia var. subpendula 'Lombartsii' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962, with samarae); "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1852711". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Formerly labelled U. carpinifolia var. subpendula 'Lombartsii' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962); "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853089". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Formerly labelled U. foliacea Gilib. 'Lombartsii' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962); "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853092". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Formerly labelled U. foliacea Gilib. 'Lombartsii' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962; long shoot); "Herbarium specimen - L.1582095". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Labelled Ulmus lombardsii fol. var.
- ^ "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853090". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Formerly labelled U. foliacea Gilib. 'Lombartsii' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962, with samarae)
- ^ Vivienne Barton, 'Great elms of Brighton and Hove', 2022, bhgreenspaceforum.org
- ^ Elm at entrance to Brighton Borough Cemetery, Hartington Road, Brighton - Google Maps, May 2023, access date: 25 June 2025
- ^ Centrum voor Botanische Verrijking vzw: Voorraadlijst, accessdate: November 2, 2016