The supposed

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''Ulmus americana'' 'Pyramidata' was a Belgian clone listed by

Wesmael Wesmael is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Wesmael (1832–1905), Belgian botanist * Elisabeth Wesmael (1861–1953), Belgian graphic artist *Constantin Wesmael Constantin Wesmael (4 October 1798, in Brussels – ...

in ''Bulletin de la Fédération des sociétés d'horticulture de Belgique'', 1862, as ''Ulmus Americana pyramidalis'' Hort. (with a capital "A").Wesmael, Alfred, ''Bulletin de la Fédération des sociétés d'horticulture de Belgique'' 1862: (Ghent, 1863), p.387
/ref> It was marketed by the Baudriller nursery,

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, France, and appeared in their catalogue of 1880 as ''U. Americana pyramidata''. Wesmael's ''Ulmus americana'' and ''Ulmus americana'' var. ''variegata'', however, do not appear from herbarium specimens to have been American white elm (see ''Ulmus americana'' 'Variegata').botanicalcollections.be, specimen BR0000010840726
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/ref> It is known that nurseries in Europe and America marketed the golden wych elm ''Ulmus glabra'' 'Lutescens' as ''Ulmus americana aurea'', so it is possible that Wesmael's ''Ulmus americana pyramidalis'' was similarly misnamed.

Description

The clone was pyramid-shaped.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

Synonymy

*''Ulmus americana'' var. ''pyramidalis'':

''Bulletin de la Fédération des sociétés d'horticulture de Belgique'' 1862: 387
1863.

References

External links

"Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, spécimen P06883092"
Two clones, labelled (left) ''U. exoniensis'' (misnamed "U. oxoniensis" in France in 19th C), (right) ''U. pyramidata'' (1863) {{Elm species, varieties, hybrids, hybrid cultivars and species cultivars , state=collapsed American elm cultivar Ulmus articles missing images Ulmus Missing elm cultivars