Ulmus × hollandica 'Etrusca' explained
The hybrid cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Etrusca' was first mentioned by Nicholson in Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 139. 1896, as Latin: U. montana (: glabra) var. Latin: etrusca, but without description. The tree at Kew, judged by Henry to be "not distinct enough to deserve a special name",[1] was later identified as of hybrid origin, U. glabra × U. minor 'Plotii', by Melville.
Description
The Kew specimen was a small tree with ascending branches.[2] Herbarium specimens show oval or near orbicular leaves (the latter with an abrupt, longish tip, without tapering), and a short petiole.[3]
Etymology
The tree was possibly named for its resemblance to Tuscan cypress. Melville photographed a mature, roughly conical elm at Bulby, Lincolnshire, labelling the photograph U. glabra × U. plotii [:''U.minor'' 'Plotii'], but the tree is otherwise unconnected with 'Etrusca'.[4]
Cultivation
It is not known whether 'Etrusca' remains in cultivation.[5]
Synonymy
- Latin: Ulmus montana (: glabra) var. Latin: etrusca: Nicholson in Kew Hand-List Trees & Shrubs 2: 139. 1896.
Notes and References
- Book: Elwes. Henry John. Henry John Elwes. Henry. Augustine. Augustine Henry. 1913. The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. 7. 1867.
- Book: Elwes. Henry John. Henry John Elwes. Henry. Augustine. Augustine Henry. 1913. The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. 7. 1867.
- http://herbariaunited.org/specimen/295090/?image "Herbarium specimen 295090, herbariaunited.org"
- https://937cba1e-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/plotelms/home/lincolnshire-plot-elms/glabra-x-plotii-bulby.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7cpnAQqD7qp7I945Z6Mt5zx5sHwOChaYt-Uo5rP3D_Bo_mYV-czUoMEngUgbo-6u-Uawe2KqkeLG4MymHJA6ja1aJL7hkrinmXcmojsdKktvtIvKlpmroE2kSxVQ0ofJlFOVBVt5cOaxb_L0B8aQEQcd0H-dHYXhF5-5gFVBCPJ91OdUSe1r-kz2NOYZGnl01xwHjQuFd1307y53eZlG3f5pFVzz1V_TBPa5FzSkZpp-WLuXzpqED2_ib21mKZ38qVOs_5W0Kp_lJk7RCOiTAdJSPg5QfQ%3D%3D&attredirects=0 plot-elms.co.uk/ Lincolnshire/Plot hybrids
- Green . Peter Shaw . Peter Shaw Green . 1964 . Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia . 24. 41–80 . 6–8 . . 16 February 2017.
