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 Stricta' (:'narrow'), formerly known as ''U. campestris'' var. ''viminalis stricta'',
is a fastigiate form of
''Ulmus minor'' 'Viminalis'. A herbarium specimen at
Kew labelled ''U. campestris'' var. ''viminalis f. stricta'' was considered by
Melville a form of his
''U.'' × ''viminalis''.
Description
A tree of narrow and "very rigid" growth.
A herbarium leaf-specimen shows a leaf resembling that of the type tree,
'Viminalis'.
[ Sheet described as ''U. procera viminalis stricta'' (Kew specimen, 1931)]
Pests and diseases
Trees of the
''U. minor'' 'Viminalis' group are very susceptible to
Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive. There was a 'Viminals Stricta' at Kew Gardens in the early 20th century.
[''Hand-list of trees and shrubs grown in the Arboretum'', Kew Gardens (London, 1902), p.617](_blank)
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Non-ornamental trees identified as Melville's ''U.'' × ''viminalis'' and matching the form of 'Stricta' occur in East Anglia.[Tree determined by Coleman (2000), sample no. 5, as Ulmus × viminalis. plot-elms.co.uk/home/cambridgeshire-plot-elms]
Notable trees
A fine specimen noted by Henry at Milton Abbey
Milton Abbey school is an independent school for day and boarding pupils in the village of Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset, in South West England. It has 224 pupils , in five houses: Athelstan, Damer, Hambro, Hodgkinson and Tregonw ...
, Dorset, in 1913 of what he called ''U. campestris'' var. ''viminalis'', which "resembled in habit the Cornish elm", may have been a form of ''U. minor'' 'Viminalis' similar to 'Stricta'.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulmus minor 'Viminalis Incisa'
Field elm cultivar
Ulmus