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''Ulmus'' 'Escaillard' was first described by Dumont de Courset in 1811, and listed, without description, as ''Ulmus escaillard'', by the André Leroy nursery at

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, France, in 1849.
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, Germany, as ''U. campestris'' 'Escaillardii', both nurseries using ''U. montana'' for wych elm cultivars. Herbarium specimens from a tree in

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obtained from the Hesse nursery label it variously ''U. glabra'' 'Escaillardii' and ''Ulmus'' × ''hollandica'' 'Escaillardi'. The latter was

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's determination (1931), identifiable as hers by its handwriting and red label.

Description

'Escaillard' was a small-leaved elm. Sheet labelled ''Ulmus hollandica Escaillardi'', Den Haag, 1931; Sheet labelled ''Ulmus glabra Escaillardii'', Den Haag

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

Synonymy

*''Ulmus campestris'' var. ''escaillardii''.

References

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