The Field ElmcultivarUlmus minor 'Cucullata', the Hooded elm, was listed by Loddiges of Hackney, London, in their catalogue of 1823 as Ulmus campestris cucullata, and later by Loudon in Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (1838), as U. campestris var. cucullata.[1][2]
Hooded-leaved field elm is not to be confused with U. campestris L. cucullata (= Ulmus montana cucullata Hort), the curled-leaved wych elm cultivar 'Concavaefolia'.
Loudon described Ulmus campestris var. cucullata as having "leaves curiously curved, something like a hood". He thought the tree resembled an undescribed cultivar he called var. concavaefolia.[2][3] This brief description was dismissed by Elwes and Henry (1913) as "insufficient" for distinguishing concave- and hooded-leaved elms. They ignored Loudon's var. cucullata and expressed the view that his var. concavaefolia was identical to the cultivar 'Webbiana'.[4]
If Loudon's Ulmus campestris var. cucullata was the tree later cultivated as Ulmus montana cucullata Hort, as Petzold and Kirchner believed (Arboretum Muscaviense, 1864),[5] it is now very rare in cultivation. The Späth nursery of Berlin supplied one U. campestris cucullata to the Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, Canada (planted 1897),[6] three to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1902,[7] and one to the Ryston Hall arboretum, Norfolk (planted 1916).[8][9] Späth's tree may have been the Arboretum Muscaviense Ulmus campestris var. cucullata, now identified as the wych cultivar 'Concavaefolia', which fits his description of curled grey leaves.
Field elms with 'hooded' convex leaves, however, are not unknown in cultivation, one clone being present in Brighton and Edinburgh (see below). They are not known to have been introduced to Australasia.
Hooded-leaved field elms in the UKedit
A pruned field elm clone with rather elongated convex ('hooded') leaves, stands in Victoria Park, Portslade, East Sussex.
Pruned convex-leaved field elm, Portslade, East Sussex (2003)
Leaves of same
The same clone is present (2019, girth 2.2 m) in Duncan Place, Leith Links, Edinburgh.[note 1][note 2][note 3] A herbarium specimen in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh incorrectly labels this clone U. racemosa.[10][11] Both an U. racemosa and an U. campestris cucullata were sent by Späth to RBGE in 1902.[7] They are listed separately in Späth's 1903 catalogue,[12] where the former appears as U. racemosa Thomas, a synonym of the American species U. thomasii. The Edinburgh U. racemosa herbarium specimen appears, therefore, to have been mis-labelled. Its likely source-tree was the cucullate field elm clone labelled U racemosa that stood in RBGE in the 20th century, renamed by Melville in 1958 U. carpinifolia × U. plotii [:U. minor × U. minor 'Plotii'].[13] See also Ulmus minor 'Concavaefolia.
^Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense (Gotha, 1864), p.557
^Saunders, William; Macoun, William Tyrrell (1899). Catalogue of the trees and shrubs in the arboretum and botanic gardens at the central experimental farm (2 ed.). pp. 74–75.
^ abAccessions book. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45, 47.
^Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue. c. 1920. pp. 13–14.
^"Herbarium specimen - E00824881". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. RBGE cultivar misnamed U. racemosa; renamed U. carpinifolia × U. plotii by Melville
^"Herbarium specimen - L.1586787". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. RBGE cultivar misnamed U. racemosa; renamed U. carpinifolia × U. plotii by Melville
^Katalog(PDF). Vol. 108. Berlin, Germany: L. Späth Baumschulenweg. 1902–1903. pp. 132–133.
^Tree C2704, RBGE Cultivated herbarium accession book; annotated by Ronald Melville, 1958
April 15, 2024
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The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor Cucullata the Hooded elm was listed by Loddiges of Hackney London in their catalogue of 1823 as Ulmus campestris cucullata and later by Loudon in Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum 1838 as U campestris var cucullata 1 2 Ulmus minor Cucullata SpeciesUlmus minorCultivar Cucullata OriginEnglandHooded leaved field elm is not to be confused with U campestris L cucullata Ulmus montana cucullata Hort the curled leaved wych elm cultivar Concavaefolia Contents 1 Description 2 Pests and diseases 3 Cultivation 3 1 Hooded leaved field elms in the UK 4 Varieties 5 Synonymy 6 Accessions 7 Notes 8 ReferencesDescription editLoudon described Ulmus campestris var cucullata as having leaves curiously curved something like a hood He thought the tree resembled an undescribed cultivar he called var concavaefolia 2 3 This brief description was dismissed by Elwes and Henry 1913 as insufficient for distinguishing concave and hooded leaved elms They ignored Loudon s var cucullata and expressed the view that his var concavaefolia was identical to the cultivar Webbiana 4 Pests and diseases editSee under field elm Cultivation editIf Loudon s Ulmus campestris var cucullata was the tree later cultivated as Ulmus montana cucullata Hort as Petzold and Kirchner believed Arboretum Muscaviense 1864 5 it is now very rare in cultivation The Spath nursery of Berlin supplied one U campestris cucullata to the Dominion Arboretum Ottawa Canada planted 1897 6 three to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1902 7 and one to the Ryston Hall arboretum Norfolk planted 1916 8 9 Spath s tree may have been the Arboretum Muscaviense Ulmus campestris var cucullata now identified as the wych cultivar Concavaefolia which fits his description of curled grey leaves Field elms with hooded convex leaves however are not unknown in cultivation one clone being present in Brighton and Edinburgh see below They are not known to have been introduced to Australasia Hooded leaved field elms in the UK edit A pruned field elm clone with rather elongated convex hooded leaves stands in Victoria Park Portslade East Sussex nbsp Pruned convex leaved field elm Portslade East Sussex 2003 nbsp Leaves of sameThe same clone is present 2019 girth 2 2 m in Duncan Place Leith Links Edinburgh note 1 note 2 note 3 A herbarium specimen in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh incorrectly labels this clone U racemosa 10 11 Both an U racemosa and an U campestris cucullata were sent by Spath to RBGE in 1902 7 They are listed separately in Spath s 1903 catalogue 12 where the former appears as U racemosa Thomas a synonym of the American species U thomasii The Edinburgh U racemosa herbarium specimen appears therefore to have been mis labelled Its likely source tree was the cucullate field elm clone labelled U racemosa that stood in RBGE in the 20th century renamed by Melville in 1958 U carpinifolia U plotii U minor U minor Plotii 13 See also Ulmus minor Concavaefolia nbsp Duncan Place elm Leith Links Edinburgh from west 2016 nbsp Same from east nbsp Samarae nbsp Bole nbsp Pendant branchlets nbsp Elongated convex hooded leaves of same nbsp Leaf spray nbsp Pressed leavesVarieties editA variegated form U minor Cucullata Variegata was also in cultivation from the late 19th century 3 Synonymy edit Cochleata C de Vos 1 Handboek 204 1887 Accessions editEuropeBrighton amp Hove City Council UK NCCPG elm collection One tree in Victoria Park Portslade Hove Notes edit Google Maps Duncan Pl Google Maps May 2015 accessdate August 23 2016 Google Maps Duncan Pl Google Maps July 2008 accessdate August 23 2016 Google Maps Duncan Pl Google Maps May 2011 accessdate August 23 2016References edit Loddiges Conrad 1823 Catalogue of plants in the collection of Conrad Loddiges amp Sons nurserymen at Hackney near London Vol 13 p 35 a b Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum 3 1378 1838 a b Green Peter Shaw 1964 Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus Arnoldia 24 6 8 Arnold Arboretum Harvard University 41 80 Retrieved 16 February 2017 Elwes Henry John Henry Augustine 1913 The Trees of Great Britain amp Ireland Vol 7 p 1895 Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense Gotha 1864 p 557 Saunders William Macoun William Tyrrell 1899 Catalogue of the trees and shrubs in the arboretum and botanic gardens at the central experimental farm 2 ed pp 74 75 a b Accessions book Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1902 pp 45 47 rystonhall co uk Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue c 1920 pp 13 14 Herbarium specimen E00824881 Herbarium Catalogue Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh RBGE cultivar misnamed U racemosa renamed U carpinifolia U plotii by Melville Herbarium specimen L 1586787 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center RBGE cultivar misnamed U racemosa renamed U carpinifolia U plotii by Melville Katalog PDF Vol 108 Berlin Germany L Spath Baumschulenweg 1902 1903 pp 132 133 Tree C2704 RBGE Cultivated herbarium accession book annotated by Ronald Melville 1958 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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