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Ulmus minor 'Webbiana'

December 18, 2023

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Webbiana', or Webb's curly-leaf elm,[1] distinguished by its unusual leaves that fold upwards longitudinally, was said to have been raised at Lee's Nursery, Hammersmith, London, circa 1868, and was first described in that year in The Gardener's Chronicle[2][3] and The Florist and Pomologist.[4] It was marketed by the Späth nursery of Berlin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as U. campestris Webbiana Hort.,[5][6] and by Louis van Houtte of Ghent as U. campestris crispa (Webbiana).[7] Henry thought 'Webbiana' a form of Cornish Elm, adding (presumably with Petzold and Kirchner's 1864 description of Loudon's var. concavaefolia in mind[8]) that it "seems to be identical with the insufficiently described U. campestris var. concavaefolia Loudon" – a view repeated by Krüssmann.

Ulmus minor 'Webbiana'
'Webbiana' at Grange Farm Arboretum
SpeciesUlmus minor
Cultivar'Webbiana'
OriginEngland

Green suggested that 'Webbiana' was "possibly to be placed with U. × hollandica".[9] Herbarium leaf-specimens, however (see 'External links'), show a clone with a long petiole and a 'Stricta'-type leaf curled or folded longitudinally, consistently labelled 'Webbiana' and identified as a form of Field Elm. Krüssmann confirmed it as a field elm cultivar.[10]

Not to be confused with the wych elm cultivar with longitudinally up-curling leaves, U. glabra 'Concavaefolia'.

Description edit

Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense (1864) described the leaves of their Ulmus campestris concavaefolia (Loudon), as "short and rounded, dark green above and whitish green below, more or less concave, that is, curling upwards at the edges so that the pale underside is more prominent than the darker upper"[11] – a description, as Henry noted, that exactly matches 'Webbiana'. 'Webbiana', as described by Henry (1913), is "pyramidal in habit, with ascending branches and sparse foliage. The leaves are folded longitudinally, so that most of the upper surface is concealed", but are "in other respects similar to those of var. stricta".[3] Späth's 1903 catalogue said it had "small roundish leaves". The Ellwanger and Barry Nursery of Rochester, New York, described it as "a handsome variety, with small curled leaves".[12] Bean (1936) described it as "columnar in habit".[13] The Royal Victoria Park, Bath, where there was a specimen, described 'Webbiana' in 1905 as "an elegant tree".[14] The reddish seed is on the notch of the samara.[15]

Etymology edit

The origin of the epithet is obscure, but may commemorate Philip Barker Webb, an English botanist of the early 19th century.

Pests and diseases edit

The tree is not known to have any significant resistance to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation edit

Two 'Webbiana' were planted at Kew Gardens in 1871.[3] One tree was planted in 1899 as U. campestris webbiana at the Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, Canada.[16] 'Webbiana' and an Ulmus campestris concavaefolia were listed separately at the Royal Victoria Park, Bath (1905).[14] The tree continued in cultivation in continental Europe, appearing on the lists of the Hesse Nursery of Weener, Germany, to the 1930s,[17] and in New Zealand.[18] It was introduced to the USA in the late 19th century, appearing in the catalogues of the Mount Hope Nursery (also known as Ellwanger and Barry) of Rochester, New York.[12] At least two specimens are known to survive, one in the United States and one in the UK, the latter treated as a hedging plant to avoid the attentions of the Scolytus beetles that act as vectors of Dutch elm disease. The tree remains in cultivation in Poland, where it has been propagated from the last surviving specimen in the country, in Sanniki, believed to have been supplied by the former nursery at Podzamcze, Masovian Voivodeship,[19][20] which sold 'Webbiana' as late as 1937.[21]

Notable trees edit

"A very fine specimen of this distinct variety" stood in the grounds of Westonbirt House, Gloucestershire, 80 feet (24 m) high and 9.8 feet (3.0 m) in by the 1920s.[22]

Synonymy edit

  • ? U. campestris var. concavaefolia Loudon: Henry;[3] Krüssmann[10]
  • ? U. foliacea Gilib. 'Viscosa': Wageningen Arboretum[23]

Accessions edit

North America edit

Europe edit

Nurseries edit

North America edit

None known

Europe edit

References edit

  1. ^ Klehm's Nurseries, Season of 1910, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1910, p.12
  2. ^ Gardener's Chronicle (London, 1868), p.918
  3. ^ a b c d Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 7. p. 1895.
  4. ^ Hogg, Robert (1868). "The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture". 1 (5). Journal of Horticulture: 264. Retrieved 22 August 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Späth, L., Catalogue 104 (1899–1900; Berlin), p.133
  6. ^ Katalog (PDF). Vol. 108. Berlin, Germany: L. Späth Baumschulenweg. 1902–1903. pp. 132–133.
  7. ^ Cultures de Louis van Houtte: Plantes Vivaces de Pleine Terre, Catalogue de Louis van Houtte, 1881-2, p.303
  8. ^ Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense (Gotha, 1864), p.554
  9. ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  10. ^ a b Handbuch der Laubgehölze (Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg, 1976); trans. Michael E. Epp, Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs (Vol. 3) (Batsford, Timber Press, Beaverton, Oregon, 1984-6), p.406
  11. ^ Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense (Gotha, 1864), p.557
  12. ^ a b Ellwanger & Barry (Mount Hope nurseries), Rochester, N.Y., 1898, p.62
  13. ^ Bean, W. J. (1936) Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain, 7th edition, Murray, London, vol. 2, p.618
  14. ^ a b Inman, T. Frederic (1905). "The Elm". Proceedings of the Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 10: 37. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  15. ^ 'Webbiana' samarae, by William Friedman, arboretum.harvard.edu/plants/image
  16. ^ 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.). Ottawa. pp. 74–75.
  17. ^ Hesse, Hermann Albert (1932). Preis- und Sortenliste. pp. 96–97. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  18. ^ 'Webbiana' in New Zealand, register.notabletrees.org.nz/tree/view/418
  19. ^ 'Webbiana', Konieczko Nursery, Gogolin, drzewa.com.pl: [1]
  20. ^ "Encyklopedia drzew Ulmus minor 'Webbiana' - Wiąz polny 'Webbiana'". encyklopediadrzew.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  21. ^ Zamoyskiego, Franciszka (1937). Szkółki w Podzamckie (PDF) (Autumn 1937 - Spring 1938 ed.). Podzamcze. p. 44. Retrieved 20 October 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  22. ^ Jackson, A. Bruce (1927). Catalogue of the Trees & Shrubs [at Westonbirt] in the Collection of the Late Lieut-Col. Sir George Lindsay Holford. London. p. 195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. ^ bioportal.naturalis.nl, specimen WAG.1853022

External links edit

  • "Herbarium specimen - L.1586942". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. f. webbiana Rehd. (Arnold Arboretum specimen, 1960)
  • "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853018". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. aff. 'Webbiana', formerly called U. carpinifolia 'Viscosa' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962)
  • "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853019". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. 'Webbiana', formerly called U. foliacea Gilib. 'Viscosa' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962)
  • "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853021". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. 'Webbiana', formerly called U. foliacea Gilib. 'Viscosa' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962)
  • "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853022". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet (including samara) described as U. carpinifolia Gled. 'Webbiana', formerly called U. foliacea Gilib. 'Viscosa' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen, 1962)
  • "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1853026". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet described as U. carpinifolia Gled. f. 'Webbiana' Rehd. (Amsterdam specimen)

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The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor Webbiana or Webb s curly leaf elm 1 distinguished by its unusual leaves that fold upwards longitudinally was said to have been raised at Lee s Nursery Hammersmith London circa 1868 and was first described in that year in The Gardener s Chronicle 2 3 and The Florist and Pomologist 4 It was marketed by the Spath nursery of Berlin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as U campestris Webbiana Hort 5 6 and by Louis van Houtte of Ghent as U campestris crispa Webbiana 7 Henry thought Webbiana a form of Cornish Elm adding presumably with Petzold and Kirchner s 1864 description of Loudon s var concavaefolia in mind 8 that it seems to be identical with the insufficiently described U campestris var concavaefolia Loudon a view repeated by Krussmann Ulmus minor Webbiana Webbiana at Grange Farm ArboretumSpeciesUlmus minorCultivar Webbiana OriginEnglandGreen suggested that Webbiana was possibly to be placed with U hollandica 9 Herbarium leaf specimens however see External links show a clone with a long petiole and a Stricta type leaf curled or folded longitudinally consistently labelled Webbiana and identified as a form of Field Elm Krussmann confirmed it as a field elm cultivar 10 Not to be confused with the wych elm cultivar with longitudinally up curling leaves U glabra Concavaefolia Contents 1 Description 2 Etymology 3 Pests and diseases 4 Cultivation 5 Notable trees 6 Synonymy 7 Accessions 7 1 North America 7 2 Europe 8 Nurseries 8 1 North America 8 2 Europe 9 References 10 External linksDescription editPetzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense 1864 described the leaves of their Ulmus campestris concavaefolia Loudon as short and rounded dark green above and whitish green below more or less concave that is curling upwards at the edges so that the pale underside is more prominent than the darker upper 11 a description as Henry noted that exactly matches Webbiana Webbiana as described by Henry 1913 is pyramidal in habit with ascending branches and sparse foliage The leaves are folded longitudinally so that most of the upper surface is concealed but are in other respects similar to those of var stricta 3 Spath s 1903 catalogue said it had small roundish leaves The Ellwanger and Barry Nursery of Rochester New York described it as a handsome variety with small curled leaves 12 Bean 1936 described it as columnar in habit 13 The Royal Victoria Park Bath where there was a specimen described Webbiana in 1905 as an elegant tree 14 The reddish seed is on the notch of the samara 15 Etymology editThe origin of the epithet is obscure but may commemorate Philip Barker Webb an English botanist of the early 19th century Pests and diseases editThe tree is not known to have any significant resistance to Dutch elm disease Cultivation editTwo Webbiana were planted at Kew Gardens in 1871 3 One tree was planted in 1899 as U campestris webbiana at the Dominion Arboretum Ottawa Canada 16 Webbiana and an Ulmus campestris concavaefolia were listed separately at the Royal Victoria Park Bath 1905 14 The tree continued in cultivation in continental Europe appearing on the lists of the Hesse Nursery of Weener Germany to the 1930s 17 and in New Zealand 18 It was introduced to the USA in the late 19th century appearing in the catalogues of the Mount Hope Nursery also known as Ellwanger and Barry of Rochester New York 12 At least two specimens are known to survive one in the United States and one in the UK the latter treated as a hedging plant to avoid the attentions of the Scolytus beetles that act as vectors of Dutch elm disease The tree remains in cultivation in Poland where it has been propagated from the last surviving specimen in the country in Sanniki believed to have been supplied by the former nursery at Podzamcze Masovian Voivodeship 19 20 which sold Webbiana as late as 1937 21 Notable trees edit A very fine specimen of this distinct variety stood in the grounds of Westonbirt House Gloucestershire 80 feet 24 m high and 9 8 feet 3 0 m in by the 1920s 22 Synonymy edit U campestris var concavaefolia Loudon Henry 3 Krussmann 10 U foliacea Gilib Viscosa Wageningen Arboretum 23 Accessions editNorth America edit Arnold Arboretum US Acc no 761 80Europe edit Grange Farm Arboretum Lincolnshire UK Acc no 1138 Wakehurst Place Garden Wakehurst Place UK Acc no 1879 21052 as U carpinifolia f webbriana sic Nurseries editNorth America edit None known Europe edit Szkolki Konieczko 2 Gogolin Poland Szkolka Krzewow Ozdobnych 3 Bielsko Biala Poland Szkolka Drzew i Krzewow Ozdobnych BoR 4 Sedziszow Poland References edit Klehm s Nurseries Season of 1910 Arlington Heights Illinois 1910 p 12 Gardener s Chronicle London 1868 p 918 a b c d Elwes Henry John Henry Augustine 1913 The Trees of Great Britain amp Ireland Vol 7 p 1895 Hogg Robert 1868 The Florist and Pomologist A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers Fruits and General Horticulture 1 5 Journal of Horticulture 264 Retrieved 22 August 2017 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Spath L Catalogue 104 1899 1900 Berlin p 133 Katalog PDF Vol 108 Berlin Germany L Spath Baumschulenweg 1902 1903 pp 132 133 Cultures de Louis van Houtte Plantes Vivaces de Pleine Terre Catalogue de Louis van Houtte 1881 2 p 303 Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense Gotha 1864 p 554 Green Peter Shaw 1964 Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus Arnoldia Arnold Arboretum Harvard University 24 6 8 41 80 Retrieved 16 February 2017 a b Handbuch der Laubgeholze Paul Parey Berlin and Hamburg 1976 trans Michael E Epp Manual of Cultivated Broad Leaved Trees and Shrubs Vol 3 Batsford Timber Press Beaverton Oregon 1984 6 p 406 Petzold and Kirchner in Arboretum Muscaviense Gotha 1864 p 557 a b Ellwanger amp Barry Mount Hope nurseries Rochester N Y 1898 p 62 Bean W J 1936 Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain 7th edition Murray London vol 2 p 618 a b Inman T Frederic 1905 The Elm Proceedings of the Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club 10 37 Retrieved 19 August 2016 Webbiana samarae by William Friedman arboretum harvard edu plants image 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 Ottawa pp 74 75 Hesse Hermann Albert 1932 Preis und Sortenliste pp 96 97 Retrieved 18 January 2018 Webbiana in New Zealand register notabletrees org nz tree view 418 Webbiana Konieczko Nursery Gogolin drzewa com pl 1 Encyklopedia drzew Ulmus minor Webbiana Wiaz polny Webbiana encyklopediadrzew pl in Polish Retrieved 2017 05 10 Zamoyskiego Franciszka 1937 Szkolki w Podzamckie PDF Autumn 1937 Spring 1938 ed Podzamcze p 44 Retrieved 20 October 2017 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Jackson A Bruce 1927 Catalogue of the Trees amp Shrubs at Westonbirt in the Collection of the Late Lieut Col Sir George Lindsay Holford London p 195 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link bioportal naturalis nl specimen WAG 1853022External links edit Herbarium specimen L 1586942 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled f webbiana Rehd Arnold Arboretum specimen 1960 Herbarium specimen WAG 1853018 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled aff Webbiana formerly called U carpinifolia Viscosa Wageningen Arboretum specimen 1962 Herbarium specimen WAG 1853019 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled Webbiana formerly called U foliacea Gilib Viscosa Wageningen Arboretum specimen 1962 Herbarium specimen WAG 1853021 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled Webbiana formerly called U foliacea Gilib Viscosa Wageningen Arboretum specimen 1962 Herbarium specimen WAG 1853022 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet including samara described as U carpinifolia Gled Webbiana formerly called U foliacea Gilib Viscosa Wageningen Arboretum specimen 1962 Herbarium specimen WAG 1853026 Botany catalogues Naturalis Biodiversity Center Sheet described as U carpinifolia Gled f Webbiana Rehd Amsterdam specimen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulmus minor 27Webbiana 27 amp oldid 1157251755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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