The

Field Elm ''Ulmus minor'' Mill., the field elm, is by far the most polymorphic of the European species, although its taxonomy remains a matter of contention. Its natural range is predominantly south European, extending to Asia Minor and Iran; its northern ...

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''Ulmus minor'' 'Viminalis Aurea', probably a "golden" form of ''Ulmus minor'' 'Viminalis', was raised before 1866 by Egide Rosseels of

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, who was known to have supplied 'Viminalis'.

Description

The tree is distinguished by its 'Viminalis'-type leaves (4–7 cm x 3 cm) suffused golden yellow in early summer, greening as the season progresses.''Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs''. (1977). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK.Bean, W. J. (1980) ''Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain''. 8th edition. Murray's, London. Clibran's of Altrincham (see 'Cultivation') described the coloration as "golden-bronze".

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noted that 'Viminalis Aurea' has been distinguished from 'Viminalis' by the more deeply incised usually obovate leaves, but the two forms of leaves pass gradually into each other and may be found even on the same plant. Image:Ulmus x viminalis 'Aurea'.jpg, Illustration of 'Aurea', 1866 image:Ulmus × viminalis 'Aurea'.JPG, 'Aurea' at

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, West Sussex, 2010.

Pests and diseases

'Viminalis Aurea' is very susceptible to

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Cultivation

One tree supplied by the

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of Berlin was planted in 1899 at the

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, Canada, as ''U. campestris antarctica aurea''. Three specimens were supplied by Späth to the

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in 1902 as ''U. antarctica aurea'', and may survive in Edinburgh as it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. the Wentworth Elm). The current list of Living Accessions held in the Garden ''per se'' does not list the plant. In England the tree was supplied by Clibrans' nursery of

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, as ''Ulmus campestris aurea Rosseelsii''. Only two specimens are known (2016) to survive in the UK, a stunted tree at

, West Sussex.Johnson, O. (ed.). (2011). ''Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland''. p. 171. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. and a small tree (2016) at

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(see Accessions). Others are known in Europe and Australasia (see Accessions).

Synonymy

* ''Ulmus antarctica aurea'':

* ''Ulmus campestris'' var. ''antarctica aurea'': Nicholson
''Kew Hand List Trees & Shrubs'', ii, 613, 1902
* ''Ulmus campestris'' var. ''aurea'': Morren
''La Belgique horticole'', p. 356, 1866
(coloured plate), and Lemaire
horticole'' t 513, 1867
*''Ulmus campestris'' var. ''Rosscelsii'': Schelle, in Beissner et al.
''Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung'' 83. 1903
= misspelling of Rosseelsii. * ''Ulmus rosseelsii'': Koch
''Dendrologie; Bäume, Sträucher und Halbsträucher, welche in Mittel- und Nord- Europa im Freien kultivirt werden'' 2 (1): 412, 1872
in synonymy.

Accessions

;North America None known. ;Europe *

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, UK. Acc. no. 47334 (As ''Ulmus minor'' 'Viminalis Aurea'). *

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, Spalding,

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, UK. Acc. no. 1102. *

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Botanic Garden, Denmark. As ''Ulmus procera'' 'Viminalis Aurea'. ;Australasia *

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, Australia

Nurseries

;North America * ForestFarm Nurserie

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, US. ;Europe * Arboretum Waaslan

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, Belgium. * Czeczot Krzew

Bogumiłowice, Poland. * Szkółka Krzewów Ozdobnyc

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, Poland. * Szkółki Konieczk

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, Poland.

References

External links

* Sheet described as ''U. procera Rosseelsii'' (Den Haag specimen, 1931) * Sheet labelled ''U. viminalis aurea'' (Hillier, Winchester, 1952) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Aurea' Field elm cultivar Ulmus articles with images Ulmus Ulmus Edinburgh Spath 1902