Ulmus 'Glabra'

Ulmus
Cultivar	'Glabra'
Origin	Späth nursery, Berlin, Germany

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Glabra' was distributed by the Späth nursery, Berlin, in the 1890s and early 1900s as U. glabra Mill.. Not to be confused with the species U. glabra Huds..

Description

Späth's catalogue described the tree as having smooth shiny dark green leaves.^[1] For leaf-shape, toothing and petiole, see External links below.

Pests and diseases

Not known.

Cultivation

One tree was planted in 1896 as U. glabra Mill. at the Dominion Arboretum, Ottowa, Canada.^[2] Three specimens supplied by Späth to the RBGE in 1902 as U. glabra may survive in Edinburgh, as it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. the Wentworth Elm);^[3] the current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden per se does not list the plant.^[4]

Accessions

None known.

References

1. Katalog (PDF). 108. Berlin, Germany: L. Späth Baumschulenweg. 1902–1903. pp. 132–133.
2. Catalogue of the trees and shrubs in the arboretum and botanic gardens at the central experimental farm (2 ed.). 1899. p. 75.
3. Accessions book. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45,47.
4. "List of Living Accessions: Ulmus". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

External links

• "Herbarium specimen - E00824867". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. glabra, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902
• "Herbarium specimen - E00824868". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. glabra, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902
• "Herbarium specimen - E00824869". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. glabra, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902
• "Herbarium specimen - E00824879". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. glabra, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902