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elm

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''Ulmus × hollandica'' 'Cinerea' was first listed by George Lindley (father of

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) in 1815, as ''Ulmus cinerea'', the ash-coloured elm, and later by the

André Leroy André Leroy (born 30 August 1801 in Angers; died 23 July 1875) was a French botanist and nurseryman. Biography He was born into a large family of gardeners. He took over the management of the family farm, founded in 1780, in 1822.. When he died, ...

Nurseries,

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, France, in 1856. It was distributed as ''Ulmus cinerea'' by the Baudriller nursery,

, and as ''Ulmus montana cinerea'' by

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.''Cultures de Louis van Houtte: Plantes Vivaces de Pleine Terre''
''Catalogue de Louis van Houtte, 1881-2'', p.303 A specimen in cultivation at

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in 1964 was found to be ''U. × hollandica'', but the tree at

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remains listed as ''U. glabra'' 'Cinerea'.

Description

The tree was described as having branches "stunted and tortuous, the upper ascending, the lower more or less pendulous", with "crowded" leaves similar to those of

Exeter Elm ''Ulmus'' 'Exoniensis', the Exeter elm, was discovered near Exeter, England, in 1826, and propagated by the Ford & Please nursery in that city.Bean, W. J. (1981). ''Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain'', 7th edition. Murray, LondonRichens, R ...

Pests and diseases

The tree is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Cultivation

Only one living specimen is known, at

, England, where it survives by being treated as a hedging plant, too low to attract the attentions of the

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beetles that act as vectors of Dutch elm disease. Introduced to North America, 'Cinerea' was marketed, as ''Ulmus cinerea'', 'Ash-coloured elm', by the Mount Hope Nursery (also known as Ellwanger and

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) of

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from the 1860s.Ellwanger & Barry, ''Descriptive Catalogue of Hardy Ornamental Trees ... at the Mount Hope Nurseries'' (Rochester, N.Y., 1868), p.9
/ref>Ellwanger & Barry, ''Descriptive Catalogue of Hardy Ornamental Trees ... at the Mount Hope Nurseries'' (Rochester, N.Y., 1875) It is not known to have been introduced to Australasia.

Accessions

Europe

* Royal Botanic Gardens Wakehurst Place, UK. Acc. no. 1973–21051, listed as ''U. glabra'' 'Cinerea'.

References

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