Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont'

Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont'
Ulmus × hollandica
Details
Hybrid parentage U. glabra × U. minor
Cultivar 'Dumont'
Origin Belgium

Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont' was a very vigorous cultivar raised from a tree discovered by a gardener on the estate of M. Dumont at Tournay, Belgium, circa 1865 [1].

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Description

The tree had a straight trunk and a narrow regular, pyramidal crown; the leaves being somewhat smaller than 'Belgica'.

Pests and diseases

'Dumont' was very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

The tree became a popular choice for street planting in Belgium and France, notably at Versailles (town, not palace)[2]. Probably extinct.

Synonymy

  • Ulmus campestris var. Dumontii: Mottet [3] in Nicholson [4] & Mottet's Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 383, 1898, and by Krüssmann [5] in Handb, Laubgeh. 2: 537, 1962.
  • Ulmus 'De Dumont': Plant Buyer's Guide, ed. 6. 286, 1958.

References

  1. ^ Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia, Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [1]
  2. ^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. pp 1848-1929. Private publication. [2]

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