Ulmus × hollandica 'Folia Rhomboidea'
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''Ulmus'' × ''hollandica'' 'Folia Rhomboidea' is one of a number of cultivars possibly arising from the crossing of the Wych Elm ''Ulmus glabra'' with a variety of
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 ...
''Ulmus minor''. First mentioned by Morren in 1851 as ''U. campestris latifolia, foliis rhomboides''.


Description

Reputed to resemble 'Pitteurs' but for the rhomboid shape of the leaf.


Cultivation

Once grown on the Pitteurs estate, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. No specimens are known to survive.


References

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