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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Ulmaceae | | |familia=Ulmaceae |
− | |genus=Ulmus | + | |genus=Ulmus |
| |species=x hollandica | | |species=x hollandica |
| |common_name=Dutch Elm | | |common_name=Dutch Elm |
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| |Max wd metric=ft | | |Max wd metric=ft |
| |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| |exposure=sun | | |exposure=sun |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=9 | | |max_zone=9 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Ulm161547.JPG |
− | |image_width=240 | + | |image_width=200 |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | ''Ulmus'' × '''''hollandica''''' <small>[[Philip Miller|Mill.]] </small> is a natural hybrid between [[Wych Elm]] ''Ulmus glabra'' and [[Field Elm]] ''Ulmus minor'' which commonly occurs across Europe wherever the ranges of the two parent species overlap. It has also been widely planted elsewhere by man <ref name=Bean>Bean, W. J. (1981). ''Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain'', 7th edition. Murray, London. </ref> The trees and leaves are broadly intermediate between the two species. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |
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| ===Pests and diseases=== | | ===Pests and diseases=== |
− | | + | Some examples of the hybrid possess a moderate resistance to [[Dutch elm disease]] <ref name=Burdekin>Burdekin, D. A. & Rushforth, K. D. (Revised by Webber J. F. 1996). Elms resistant to Dutch elm disease. ''Arboricultural Research Note 2/96''. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Alice Holt, Farnham, UK.</ref>. |
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| ==Varieties== | | ==Varieties== |
− | | + | At least 30 cultivars have been recorded, although over half have now been lost to cultivation because of Dutch elm disease: |
| + | *[[Ulmus 'Alba'|Alba]], [[Ulmus 'Angustifolia'|Angustifolia]], [[Ulmus 'Belgica'|Belgica (Belgian Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Cinerea'|Cinerea]], [[Ulmus 'Dampieri'|Dampieri]], [[Ulmus 'Dauvessei'|Dauvessei]], [[Ulmus 'Daveyi'|Daveyi (Davey Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Dumont'|Dumont]], |
| + | [[Ulmus × hollandica 'Elegantissima'|Elegantissima]], |
| + | [[Ulmus 'Eleganto-Variegata'|Eleganto-Variegata]], [[Ulmus 'Fjerrestad'|Fjerrestad]], [[Ulmus 'Fulva'|Fulva]], [[Ulmus 'Gaujardii'|Gaujardii]], [[Ulmus 'Groeneveld'|Groeneveld]], [[Ulmus 'Haarlemensis'|Haarlemensis]], [[Ulmus 'Hillieri'|Hillieri]], [[Ulmus 'Jacqueline Hillier'|Jacqueline Hillier]], [[Ulmus 'Major'|Major (Dutch Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Macrophylla Aurea'|Macrophylla Aurea]], [[Ulmus 'Microphylla'|Microphylla]], [[Ulmus 'Modiolina'|Modiolina]], [[Ulmus 'Muscaviensis'|Muscaviensis]], [[Ulmus 'Pioneer'|Pioneer]], [[Ulmus 'Serpentina'|Serpentina]], [[Ulmus 'Smithii'|Smithii (Downton Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Superba'|Superba (Canterbury Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Tricolor'|Tricolor]], [[Ulmus 'Vegeta' (Huntingdon Elm)|Vegeta (Huntingdon Elm)]] / [[Ulmus 'Vegeta' (Chichester Elm)|Vegeta (Chichester Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Virens'|Virens (Kidbrook Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Viscosa'|Viscosa]], [[Ulmus 'Wredei'|Wredei (Golden Elm)]], [[Ulmus 'Ypreau'|Ypreau]]. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery perrow=5> | | <gallery perrow=5> |
| + | File:Ulmus hollandica.jpg |
| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
| Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 |