Ulmus laevis 'Pendula' explained

Ulmus laevis 'Pendula'
Species:	Ulmus laevis
Cultivar:	'Pendula'
Origin:	Unknown

The European White Elm cultivar Ulmus laevis 'Pendula' is a little-known cultivar of disputed taxonomy.

Description

A weeping tree, but with very corky winged branchlets, leading some authorities to consider the tree to be U. minor 'Propendens'.

Cultivation

Only one specimen is known to survive in cultivation, at the ELTE Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary.^[1]

Accessions

Europe

• Botanic Garden of Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences (ELTE Botanical Garden), Budapest, Hungary. Acc. no. 19980719

Notes and References

1. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Multi-site Searches page http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/multisite/multisite3.php