Ulmus glabra 'Corylifolia'

The Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Corylifolia' (: Hazel-leaved) was first described by Host[1] in Flora Austriaca (1827).[2] Another cultivar of the same name is described by Zapalowicz,[3] in Conspectus Florae Galiciae Criticus (1908),[4] but was assumed to be 'Cornuta'.[5][6]

Ulmus glabra 'Corylifolia'
Species	Ulmus glabra
Cultivar	'Corylifolia'
Origin	Europe

Description

Host described the tree as having broad-ovate scabrid leaves, doubly toothed with broad, obtuse teeth.

Pests and diseases

See under Ulmus glabra.

Cultivation

No confirmed specimens are known to survive.

Putative specimen

An elm with hazel-like leaves stands in Hove Recreation Ground, Hove, and may be similar to the cultivar 'Corylifolia'.

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  Hove Recreation Ground elm
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  Leaves of same
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  Foliage and samara
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  Bark of same

References

1. kiki.huh.harvard.edu
2. Flora Austriaca 1: 329. 1827
3. huh.harvard.edu
4. Conspectus Florae Galiciae Criticus 2: 98, 1908
5. Elwes, Henry John; Henry, Augustine (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. 7. p. 1867.
6. Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

External links

• "Herbarium specimen - L.1590727". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled Ulmus campestris Linn. corylifolia (1858)
• "Herbarium specimen - WAG.1847119". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled Ulmus glabra Huds. 'Corylifolia'
• "Specimen - P06881283". Collection: Vascular plants (P). Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (France). Sheet labelled U. vulgaris var. corylifolia, cultivated form, Bourg-la-Reine (1935)