Ulmus procera Salisb. var. suberosa
Fully hardy tree of low, spreading habit, with smooth, glossy leaves and branchlets with four corky wings. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Probably the Ulmus suberosa var. glabra of English Botany. ‘Borders of woods and hedgerows. Doubtfully wild, but generally distributed in England. Frequent in the south of Scotland, where, however, it appears to have no claim to be considered native. Common, but doubtfully native in Ireland.
England, [Scotland, Ireland.] Tree. Early Spring. A tree, attaining a great size, sometimes 80 feet or more, sending up numerous suckers, with rough brown cracked bark, the branches often with very thick corky excrescences upon them, the shoots of the year pubescent; buds rather small, purplish.’ [English Botany pl. MCCLXXXV/1863-86].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues but no longer present in the gardens [T.980/1843].
Notes
As with most European Elms there is some difficulty with an exact identification of this tree. In the liteature of the time, and in the nursery trade, there was considerable confusion with botanic names and with the common names of the numerous varieties. This is to some extent mirrored in the large number of synonyms for these plants.
Published Feb 28, 2010 - 04:35 PM | Last updated Feb 28, 2010 - 04:39 PM
Ulmus procera Salisb. var. suberosa | English Botany pl. MCCLXXXV/1863-86 as Ulmus suberosa glabra | BHL
| Family | Ulmaceae |
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| Region of origin | Europe, north Africa, Asia |
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| Common Name | Common cork-barked elm, Smooth-leaved elm, European field elm |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Ulmus suberosa - Cork barked elm |
| Confidence level | medium |