The
European White Elm
''Ulmus laevis'' Pall., variously known as the European white elm, fluttering elm, spreading elm, stately elm and, in the United States, the Russian elm, is a large deciduous tree native to Europe, from France northeast to southern Finland, east b ...
cultivar ''Ulmus laevis'' 'Ornata' was erroneously identified by
Carrière as ''U. communis (: glabra) ornata'' in 1858.
'Ornata' was named by Carrière for the numerous and intensely green leaves which gave the trees 'a magnificent appearance'.
Description
Reputed to be a vigorous strain, with dark green leaves, the tree is suited to planting by roads, public squares or in landscaped gardens.
The bark of the young buds is of a dark red, with very fine hairs, the leaves are thin, soft to the touch, largely oval or almost cordate, green above, paler below.
While the leaves of most trees in the area were eaten to a skeleton, those of 'Ornata' remained unaffected.
Seed propagated plants largely kept the characteristics of their parent.
Cultivation
Yvette de Ferré
Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases.
Name days
*Czech Republic: ''7 June''
*Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June''
*Poland: ''13 January''
*Slovakia: ''27 May''
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noted in 1964 that in the
Jardin des Plantes, Toulouse
The Jardin des Plantes (7 hectares) is a public park and botanical garden located on Allée Jules-Guesde, Toulouse, France.
History
The first botanical garden in Toulouse was created in 1730 by the ''Société des sciences de Toulouse'' (Society ...
, one tree was growing at the Palais Royal, another at the Jardin du Palais du Maréchal, two or three at the Grand Rond, and one in the precincts by the Faculty of Sciences, at the corner of the Jules-Guesde and La Boulingrin.
Accessions
Europe
*
Grange Farm Arboretum,
Sutton St James,
Spalding,
Lincolnshire,
UK; grafted cutting from tree in Square Boulingrin, Toulouse. Acc. no. 1073.
References
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