''Ulmus × hollandica'' 'Angustifolia' is one of a number of hybrids arising from the crossing of the

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''The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman'' 1: 315, 1770

Description

The tree was chiefly distinguished by its narrow leaves.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive, but a hybrid cultivar matching the description of 'Angustifolia' was distributed by the Späth nursery of Berlin from the late 19th century as ''Ulmus montana'' 'Viminalis', and remains extant. File:AZ0004 Ulmus x hollandica. Edinburgh, Buckingham Terrace. Samarae and new leaves.jpg, Narrow-leaved ''Ulmus'' × ''hollandica'' cultivar ('Viminalis') in Edinburgh: hybrid fruit and new leaves File:AZ0004 Ulmus. Buckingham Terrace Gardens elm spring.jpg, Narrow-leaved ''Ulmus'' × ''hollandica'' cultivar ('Viminalis'), Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; spring File:Unknown Ulmus, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh (1).jpg, Narrow-leaved ''Ulmus'' × ''hollandica'' cultivar, Buckingham Terrace, Edinburgh; summer

References

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