| Ulmus glabra 'Holgeri' | |
| Species: | Ulmus glabra |
| Cultivar: | 'Holgeri' |
| Origin: | Sweden |
The putative Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Holgeri' originated in Sweden, where it was described by Holger Jensen of Ramlösa Plantskola, Helsingborg, in 1921.[1] [2] It was distributed by the Späth nursery of Berlin in the 1920s and '30s as Ulmus montana Holgeri.[3] [4] Späth used U. montana both for wych and for U. × hollandica hybrids like 'Dampieri',[5] so the name does not necessarily imply a wych cultivar. In The Netherlands the tree was classified as an Ulmus × hollandica hybrid, a 1932 herbarium specimen from a tree in The Hague supplied by Späth being labelled Ulmus hollandica var. holgeri (Jensen).[6]
'Holgeri' was described as straight and sturdy, of very strong growth, with beautiful dark green leaves.[1] The herbarium specimen from The Hague appears to show hybrid leaves, without the abrupt tapering and "shoulder" of wych elm.[6]
Cultivars of both wych and U. × hollandica are susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
No specimens are known to survive.
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