Ulmus 'Lombartsii'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Ulmus"
cultivar = 'Lombartsii'
origin = Netherlands

'Lombartsii' is considered "possibly "Ulmus × hollandica" or "Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)" by Green (1964). The tree originated in the Lombarts Nurseries circa 1910 Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. "Arnoldia", Vol. 24. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. [http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1605.pdf] ] ;

Description

The tree was first described by Lombarts (Zundert, Netherlands), 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".

Cultivation

It is not known whether 'Lombartsii' remains in cultivation.

ynonymy

*"Ulmus procera propendens" Lombarts: Lombarts, (Zundert, Netherlands), Cat. 1955-56, p. 85.
*"Ulmus suberosa pendula Lombartii": "Floralia", 41 (39): 615, 1920.

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