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Ulmus Glabra 'Latifolia'
The putative Wych Elm cultivar ''Ulmus glabra'' 'Latifolia' was identified in Urbain Audibert, Audibert's ''Tonelle'' (1817) as ''U. campestris'' Linn. [ = ''U. glabra'' Huds.] ''latifolia''. The tree is reputed to have originated circa 1750 in or around Mechelen, and to have been widely planted throughout Belgium. A 1912 herbarium specimen from Oudenbosch, however, shows a Ulmus × hollandica, hybrid leaf labelled ''Ulmus hollandica latifolia''. 'Latifolia' was considered "possibly the same as Ulmus 'Belgica', 'Belgica' (Belgian Elm)" by Green, though the Späth nursery of Berlin marketed ''Ulmus montana latifolia'' and ''Ulmus montana belgica'' as distinct cultivars (see 'Cultivation'). The Hesse Nursery of Weener, Germany, marketed ''Ulmus montana latifolia'' in the 1930s, as well as an ''Ulmus latifolia'', giving Ulmus × hollandica 'Pitteurs', ''Ulmus Pitteursi'' and ''Ulmus hollandica'' as synonyms of the latter (and listing the latter with Ulmus × hollandica 'Dumont', ''U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of about 355,000 (2021), while the greater Freiburg metropolitan area ("Einzugsgebiet") has about 660,000 (2018). Freiburg is located at the southwestern foothills of the Black Forest, on the Dreisam River, a tributary of the Elz (Rhine), Elz. It is Germany's southwestern- and southernmost city with a population exceeding 100,000. It lies in the Breisgau, one of Germany's warmest regions, in the south of the Upper Rhine Plain. Its city limits reach from the Schauinsland summit () in the Black Forest to east of the French border, while Switzerland is to the south. The city is situated in the major Baden (wine region), wine-growing region of Baden and, together with Offenburg, serves as a tourist entry-point to the scenic Black Forest. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
