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 ...
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
''Ulmus minor'' 'Atinia Pyramidalis', was first described as ''U. campestris pyramidalis'' by
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* Vicary Gibbs (judge) (1751–1820), English barrister, judge and politician
* Vicary Gibbs, 6th Baron Aldenham (born 1948), British peer
* Vicary Gibbs (St Albans MP)
Vicary Gibbs (12 May 1853 – 13 January 1932) w ...
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/ref> in the ''Gardeners' Chronicle'' (1922).English Elm
The field elm (''Ulmus minor'') cultivar 'Atinia' , commonly known as the English elm, formerly common elm and horse may, Republished 1978 by EP Publishing, Wakefield. and more lately the Atinian elm was, before the spread of Dutch elm diseas ...
) at Gibbs' Aldenham
Aldenham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, north-east of Watford and southwest of Radlett. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and is one of Hertsmere's 14 conservation areas. The village has eight pre-19th-century listed build ...
estate, Hertfordshire
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, England
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, c. 1890.[
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Not to be confused with the cultivar known as ''pyramidalm'' 'pyramid elm' in Scandinavia, which is trimmed Exeter Elm.
Description
As implied by the epithet, the cultivar was pyramidal in shape. Gibbs described the Aldenham specimen as 85 to 90 ft. tall by 1922.
Pests and diseases
See under English Elm
The field elm (''Ulmus minor'') cultivar 'Atinia' , commonly known as the English elm, formerly common elm and horse may, Republished 1978 by EP Publishing, Wakefield. and more lately the Atinian elm was, before the spread of Dutch elm diseas ...
.
Cultivation
The extent of cultivation is unknown. No specimens are known to survive.
References
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