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''Ulmus × hollandica'' 'Etrusca' was first mentioned by

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in ''Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs'' 2: 139. 1896, as ' var. ', but without description. The tree at

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to be "not distinct enough to deserve a special name", was later identified as of hybrid origin, ''U. glabra'' × ''U. minor'' 'Plotii', by Melville.

Description

The Kew specimen was a small tree with ascending branches. Herbarium specimens show oval or near orbicular leaves (the latter with an abrupt, longish tip, without tapering), and a short petiole."Herbarium specimen 295090, herbariaunited.org"
Sheet labelled ''Ulmus montana'' var. ''etrusca'' (Kew Gardens Specimen, 1909; A. Ley); Sheet labelled ''U. glabra etrusca'' (Kew Gardens specimen)

Etymology

The tree was possibly named for its resemblance to Tuscan cypress. Melville photographed a mature, roughly conical elm at

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, Lincolnshire, labelling the photograph ''U. glabra'' × ''U. plotii'' ''U.minor'' 'Plotii' but the tree is otherwise unconnected with 'Etrusca'.plot-elms.co.uk/ Lincolnshire/Plot hybrids
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Cultivation

It is not known whether 'Etrusca' remains in cultivation.

Synonymy

*' var. ': Nicholson in ''Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs'' 2: 139. 1896.

References

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