The Field ElmcultivarUlmus minor 'Umbraculifera Gracilis' was obtained as a sport of 'Umbraculifera' by the Späth nursery of Berlin c.1897.[1][2][3] It was marketed by the Späth nursery in the early 20th century,[4] and by the Hesse Nursery of Weener, Germany, in the 1930s.[5]
Ulmus minor 'Umbraculifera Gracilis'
'Umbraculifera Gracilis', Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
The only known surviving specimens are in the United States and Scotland (see 'Accessions' and 'Notable trees'). Henry (1913) mentions no example at Kew,[2] though a specimen had been planted there by 1902.[9] A specimen obtained from Späth stood in the Ryston Hall arboretum, Norfolk,[10] in the early 20th century.[11] 'Umbraculifera Gracilis' has been included in the propagation programme (2017) of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.[12]
Three trees supplied by Späth to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) in 1902 as U. campestris umbraculifera gracilis[13][14] survive in Edinburgh (2019). The two oldest, planted in the Garden itself (one of which is base-grafted), were long known by an updated version of Melville's name for them, U. plotii × U. carpinifolia[15][16] (:U. minor 'Plotii' × U. minor).[17] It is known that Melville renamed some of Späth's trees at RBGE in 1958.[18] These two were, according to one RBGE herbarium sheet, formerly called U. campestris umbraculifera,[15] the name of the parent tree (not present in RBGE) of 'Umbraculifera Gracilis'. A herbarium specimen from Amsterdam labelled U. carpinifolia Gled. f. 'Gracilis' var. (Späth) Rehd. matches the Edinburgh trees.[19] Taken together, the evidence suggested that the three Edinburgh trees (the third, with smaller bole-girth, is on Bruntsfield Links) were the clone Späth supplied as U. campestris 'Umbraculifera Gracilis', an identification confirmed in 2016 by RBGE.[20] It is not known why Melville was permitted to disregard the trees' documented Central Asian provenance, and pronounce them hybrids of Plot Elm, a local variety of English field elm.
The second, ungrafted, RBGE 'Umbraculifera Gracilis' (1989)
Same (October 2016)
Synonymyedit
Ulmus carpinifolia var. gracilis: Krüssmann[2], Handbuch der Laubgehölze 2: 534, 1962.
^Krüssmann, Johann Gerd (1984). Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs. Vol. 3. p. 406.
^"Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853132". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. f. 'Gracilis' var. (Späth) Rehd. (Amsterdam specimen)
^Hand-list of trees and shrubs, excluding Coniferae, grown in Arboretum Kew Gardens (London, 1902), p.615
^Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue. c. 1920. pp. 13–14.
^Dr Max Coleman, 'Strange fruit offer lifeline to rare elms', Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; stories.rbge.org.uk
^Accessions book. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1902. pp. 45, 47.
^"Herbarium specimen - E00824851". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. campestris umbraculifera gracilis (RBGE specimen, 1902); "Herbarium specimen - E00824850". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. campestris umbraculifera gracilis (RBGE specimen, 1902); "Herbarium specimen - E00824849". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Sheet described as U. campestris umbraculifera gracilis (RBGE specimen, 1902)
^ ab"Herbarium specimen - L.1586788". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. campestris umbraculifera (RBGE specimen C2717); renamed U. plotii × U. carpinifolia by Melville
^"Herbarium specimen - L.1586789". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Cultivar name not given (RBGE specimen C2714); renamed U. plotii × U. carpinifolia by Melville; "Herbarium specimen - E00824800". Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Cultivar name not given (RBGE specimen C2714); renamed U. plotii × U. carpinifolia by Melville
^"Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853131". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. f. 'Gracilis' var. (Späth) Rehd. (Amsterdam specimen)
^RBGE Cultivated Herbarium Accessions Book: October 1958 notes by Ronald Melville on elm specimens on Azalea Lawn
^Other herbarium leaf-specimens labelled U. carpinifolia Gled. cv. 'Gracilis' var. Späth, however, from Haarlem and Dahlem, appear to show a clone different from the Amsterdam specimen: "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853133". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. var. 'Gracilis' var. (Späth) Rehd.; formerly named U. scabra Mill. × U. campestris var. umbraculifera and as U. umbraculifera gracilis (Haarlem specimen); "Herbarium specimen - L.1586951". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. cv. 'Gracilis' var. Späth; formerly known as 'U. montana umbraculifera gracilis' (Dahlem Hortus specimen, 1925).
^"List of Living Accessions: Ulmus". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^Späth, F. (1896). "Einige neue und seltene gehölze der Späth'schen Baumschule". Mitteilungen der Deutschen dendrologischen gesellschaft. 5: 28. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^Centrum voor Botanische Verrijking vzw: Voorraadlijst, accessdate: November 2, 2016
^Baumschulen Bauch GbR: Sortimentsliste 2016-17, accessdate: November 2, 2016
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The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor Umbraculifera Gracilis was obtained as a sport of Umbraculifera by the Spath nursery of Berlin c 1897 1 2 3 It was marketed by the Spath nursery in the early 20th century 4 and by the Hesse Nursery of Weener Germany in the 1930s 5 Ulmus minor Umbraculifera Gracilis Umbraculifera Gracilis Royal Botanic Gardens EdinburghSpeciesUlmus minorCultivar Umbraculifera Gracilis OriginSpath nursery Berlin Germany Contents 1 Description 2 Pests and diseases 3 Cultivation 4 Notable trees 5 Synonymy 6 Accessions 6 1 North America 6 2 Europe 7 Nurseries 7 1 Europe 8 ReferencesDescription editThe tree is distinguished by its long oval crown 2 6 but with thinner branches and smaller leaves than Umbraculifera 7 8 nbsp Umbraculifera Gracilis Bruntsfield Links Edinburgh 1989 nbsp Umbraculifera Gracilis winter Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh nbsp Foliage RBGE October nbsp Pressed leaves of Bruntsfield Links specimen nbsp Bole RBGE showing graft mark bottom right nbsp Trunk and branching of Bruntsfield Links treePests and diseases editThe cultivar is susceptible to Dutch elm disease Cultivation editThe only known surviving specimens are in the United States and Scotland see Accessions and Notable trees Henry 1913 mentions no example at Kew 2 though a specimen had been planted there by 1902 9 A specimen obtained from Spath stood in the Ryston Hall arboretum Norfolk 10 in the early 20th century 11 Umbraculifera Gracilis has been included in the propagation programme 2017 of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 12 nbsp Umbraculifera Gracilis Bruntsfield Links Edinburgh April 2015 nbsp Same October 2016 nbsp Bark and foliage of same nbsp Early autumn colour of same 2014 Notable trees editThree trees supplied by Spath to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh RBGE in 1902 as U campestris umbraculifera gracilis 13 14 survive in Edinburgh 2019 The two oldest planted in the Garden itself one of which is base grafted were long known by an updated version of Melville s name for them U plotii U carpinifolia 15 16 U minor Plotii U minor 17 It is known that Melville renamed some of Spath s trees at RBGE in 1958 18 These two were according to one RBGE herbarium sheet formerly called U campestris umbraculifera 15 the name of the parent tree not present in RBGE of Umbraculifera Gracilis A herbarium specimen from Amsterdam labelled U carpinifolia Gled f Gracilis var Spath Rehd matches the Edinburgh trees 19 Taken together the evidence suggested that the three Edinburgh trees the third with smaller bole girth is on Bruntsfield Links were the clone Spath supplied as U campestris Umbraculifera Gracilis an identification confirmed in 2016 by RBGE 20 It is not known why Melville was permitted to disregard the trees documented Central Asian provenance and pronounce them hybrids of Plot Elm a local variety of English field elm nbsp The second ungrafted RBGE Umbraculifera Gracilis 1989 nbsp Same October 2016 Synonymy editUlmus carpinifolia var gracilis Krussmann 2 Handbuch der Laubgeholze 2 534 1962 Ulmus camp umbraculifera nova 21 Accessions editNorth America edit Holden Arboretum US Acc no 60 164 Europe edit Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh UK Acc nos 19699358 19699365Nurseries editEurope edit Centrum voor Botanische Verrijking vzw Kampenhout Belgium Umbraculifera listed separately to Umbraculifera Gracilis 22 Baumschulen Bauch GbR Rheinbach Germany 23 References edit Spath L Catalogue 104 1899 1900 Berlin p 133 a b c Elwes Henry John Henry Augustine 1913 The Trees of Great Britain amp Ireland Vol 7 p 1893 kiki huh harvard edu 1 Katalog PDF Vol 108 Berlin Germany L Spath Baumschulenweg 1902 1903 pp 132 133 Hesse Hermann Albert 1932 Preis und Sortenliste pp 96 97 Retrieved 18 January 2018 Green Peter Shaw 1964 Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus Arnoldia 24 6 8 Arnold Arboretum Harvard University 41 80 Retrieved 16 February 2017 Krussmann Johann Gerd 1984 Manual of Cultivated Broad Leaved Trees and Shrubs Vol 3 p 406 Herbarium specimen WAG 1853132 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled f Gracilis var Spath Rehd Amsterdam specimen Hand list of trees and shrubs excluding Coniferae grown in Arboretum Kew Gardens London 1902 p 615 rystonhall co uk Ryston Hall Arboretum catalogue c 1920 pp 13 14 Dr Max Coleman Strange fruit offer lifeline to rare elms Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh stories rbge org uk Accessions book Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1902 pp 45 47 Herbarium specimen E00824851 Herbarium Catalogue Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sheet described as U campestris umbraculifera gracilis RBGE specimen 1902 Herbarium specimen E00824850 Herbarium Catalogue Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sheet described as U campestris umbraculifera gracilis RBGE specimen 1902 Herbarium specimen E00824849 Herbarium Catalogue Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sheet described as U campestris umbraculifera gracilis RBGE specimen 1902 a b Herbarium specimen L 1586788 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U campestris umbraculifera RBGE specimen C2717 renamed U plotii U carpinifolia by Melville Herbarium specimen L 1586789 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Cultivar name not given RBGE specimen C2714 renamed U plotii U carpinifolia by Melville Herbarium specimen E00824800 Herbarium Catalogue Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Cultivar name not given RBGE specimen C2714 renamed U plotii U carpinifolia by Melville Herbarium specimen WAG 1853131 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled f Gracilis var Spath Rehd Amsterdam specimen RBGE Cultivated Herbarium Accessions Book October 1958 notes by Ronald Melville on elm specimens on Azalea Lawn Other herbarium leaf specimens labelled U carpinifolia Gled cv Gracilis var Spath however from Haarlem and Dahlem appear to show a clone different from the Amsterdam specimen Herbarium specimen WAG 1853133 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled var Gracilis var Spath Rehd formerly named U scabra Mill U campestris var umbraculifera and as U umbraculifera gracilis Haarlem specimen Herbarium specimen L 1586951 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled cv Gracilis var Spath formerly known as U montana umbraculifera gracilis Dahlem Hortus specimen 1925 List of Living Accessions Ulmus Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Retrieved 21 September 2016 Spath F 1896 Einige neue und seltene geholze der Spath schen Baumschule Mitteilungen der Deutschen dendrologischen gesellschaft 5 28 Retrieved 21 December 2016 Centrum voor Botanische Verrijking vzw Voorraadlijst accessdate November 2 2016 Baumschulen Bauch GbR Sortimentsliste 2016 17 accessdate November 2 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulmus minor 27Umbraculifera Gracilis 27 amp oldid 1195824720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
