Ulmus 'Crispa Aurea' Explained

Ulmus 'Crispa Aurea'
Genus:	Ulmus
Cultivar:	'Crispa Aurea'
Origin:	Europe

The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Crispa Aurea' was first mentioned by Schelle & Beissner in 1903, as Ulmus montana crispa aurea.^[1]

Description

Schneider described it in 1904 as like 'Crispa' but with more or less golden leaves.^[2] Elwes and Henry (1913) described the leaves as "yellowish".^[3]

Pests and diseases

See under 'Crispa'.

Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

Notes and References

1. Book: Beissner. Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung. Schelle. Zabel. Verlagsbuchhandlung Paul Parey. 1903. Berlin. 86.
2. Green . Peter Shaw . Peter Shaw Green . 1964 . Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia . 24. 41–80 . 6–8 . . 16 February 2017. http://arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/16.
3. Book: Elwes. Henry John. Henry John Elwes. Henry. Augustine. Augustine Henry. 1913. The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. 7. 1870.