The
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 ...
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...
''Ulmus minor'' 'Biltii' was selected by Bernard Groenewegen at his nursery in
de Bilt
De Bilt () is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
It is the ancestral home and namesake for the pro ...
, Netherlands, possibly from French seedlings, and identified in his catalogue of 1921–22 as ''U. campestris Biltii''.
Description
'Biltii' has a compact, pyramidal crown, not unlike the
Cornish Elm
The field elm cultivar ''Ulmus minor'' 'Stricta', known as Cornish elm, was commonly found in South West England (Cornwall and West Devon), Brittany, and south-west Ireland, until the arrival of Dutch elm disease in the late 1960s. The origin o ...
, with crowded, dark green and nearly round leaves. The tips of the younger shoots are tinged purplish-bronze, contrasting with the yellowish-green emergent leaves.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive.
Synonymy
*''Ulmus campestris'' 'Biltil': Pierre Lombarts' Royal Nurseries (
Zundert
Zundert () is a municipality and town in the south of the Netherlands bordering Belgium, in the province of North Brabant.
Zundert is the birthplace of post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.
History
The name of Zundert is first mentione ...
,
Netherlands
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) catalogue of 1959-60, p. 83. Misspelling.
References
External links
* Sheet labelled "''U. carpinifolia hiltii''"
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