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 ''Ulmus minor'' Viminalis Pendula, a weeping form of ''U. minor'' 'Viminalis', was first listed c.1890 as ''Ulmus antarctica pendula'' Hort., and briefly described, by the

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of Berlin, which distributed it from the late 19th century.Späth, L., Catalogue 79 (1890-91; Berlin), p.113
/ref> On the continent it was also known as ''U. campestris antarctica pendula''. Maxwell T. Masters in the ''Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society'' (1891) listed it as ''U. viminalis pendula''.

Description

'Pendula' was said to be a dainty form of ''Ulmus antarctica'' 'Viminalis'with hanging branches.

Pests and diseases

Trees of the ''U. minor'' 'Viminalis' group are very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive. One tree supplied by the

of Berlin was planted in 1896 at the

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, Canada, as ''U. campestris antarctica pendula''. Three specimens were supplied by Späth to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1902 as ''U. antarctica pendula'', and may survive in Edinburgh as it was the practice of the Garden to distribute trees about the city (viz. the Wentworth Elm). A specimen of ''U. antarctica pendula'', planted in 1914, stood in the

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arboretum, Norfolk,rystonhall.co.uk/
/ref> in the early 20th century.

Synonymy

*''U. campestris antarctica pendula'' Hort.Hartwig and Rümpler, ''Illustrirtes Gehölzbuch'', ed. 2, p.392, 1892 *''U. antarctica pendula'' Hort.

References

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