The elm

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''Ulmus'' 'Globosa' was first described (as ''Ulmus campestris globosa'' Behnsch) in the Späth nursery catalogue of 1892–93. Considered "probably ''Ulmus carpinifolia (: minor)''" by Green

Description

Späth described the tree as having an uninterrupted, very dense, strongly branched, globose crown with firm, coriaceous shining leaves, but very different from those of 'Umbraculifera'. The leaves were said to be like those of 'Berardii'.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive. At the bottom of a 'Globosa' herbarium specimen from Germany a small sketch of a tree labelled ''U. procera'' cv. ''globosa'', which stood in the Hortus Nymphenburg, Munich, in the mid-20th century, shows a rounded lollipop form on a long bare trunk. Sheet labelled ''Ulmus procera'' Salisb. ''globosa'' (Nich.), Hortus Nymphenburg, Munich, 1957; Sheet labelled ''Ulmus procera'' Salisb. ''globosa'' (Nich.), Hortus Nymphenburg, Munich, 1957 Its leaves, however, do not resemble those of 'Berardii'. File:Ulmus minor. Boswall Road, Edinburgh (1).jpg, A dense quasi-globose field elm cultivar in Boswall Rd, Edinburgh, with leaves resembling those of the Hortus Nymphenburg specimen, Munich (see External links) File:Ulmus minor. Boswall Road, Edinburgh (3).jpg, Bark and leaves of dense quasi-globose field elm cultivar in Boswall Rd, Edinburgh File:AZ0049 Ulmus. Boswall Road (02).jpg, Boswall Rd field elm cultivar, early autumn File:AZ0049 Ulmus. Boswall Road (04).jpg, Fruit of Boswall Rd field elm cultivar

Synonymy

*''Ulmus campestris globosa'' Behnsch

References

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