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'''''Ulmus minor''''' subsp. '''''sarniensis''''' <small>Stace</small> <ref name=Stace>Stace, C. A. (1997). ''New Flora of the British Isles'', 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press.</ref>, known variously as '''Guernsey Elm, Jersey Elm, Wheatley Elm''', or '''Southampton Elm''', once enjoyed much popularity in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], where it was widely cultivated for street planting. However the [[Dutch elm disease]] pandemic has now destroyed all the mature trees save a few at [[Preston Park, Brighton|Preston Park]] in [[Brighton]], and in [[Edinburgh]]. The appeal of the tree lay chiefly in its compact, columnar form, not dissimilar to the [[Lombardy Poplar]]. Rarely exceeding a height of 27 m, the tree has long stiff ascending branches forming a narrow pyramidal crown <ref name=McClintock>McClintock, D. (1975). ''The Wild Flowers of Guernsey''. Collins, London.</ref><ref name=White>White, J. & More, D. (2002). ''Trees of Britain & Northern Europe''. Cassell's, London.</ref>. The small leaves and [[Samara (fruit)|samarae]] are similar to those of the [[Field Elm]] group in general; like others of the group, the tree [[Suckering|suckers]] very freely. The tree often developed highly distinctive cancerous burrs on its branches or trunk. ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== The Guernsey Elm is very susceptible to [[Dutch elm disease]]. ==Varieties== A golden-leaved form, Dicksonii, exists *?[[Microphylla Pendula (Guernsey Elm cultivar)|Microphylla Pendula]], [[Purpurea|Purple Leaf Jersey Elm]] ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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