Ulmus minor 'Cucullata Variegata' explained

Ulmus minor 'Cucullata Variegata'
Species:	Ulmus minor
Cultivar:	'Cucullata Variegata'
Origin:	Europe

The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Cucullata Variegata', a variegated form of U. minor 'Cucullata', was listed by C. de Vos, in 1867,^[1] as U. americana cucullata folia variegata and by Schelle in Beissner Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung, 82 (1903) as U. campestris concavifolia cucullata variegata Hort, without description.^{[2] [3]}

Description

None available. The leaves of a variegated branchlet on a non-variegated 'Cucullata' in Edinburgh (2016) are flecked and marbled with cream and pale green. The variegated cultivar may be similar.

Pests and diseases

The cultivar is susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Notes and References

1. Book: De Vos, C.. Beredeneerd woordenboek der voornaamste heesters en coniferen, in Nederland gekweekt. 1867. Groningen. J. B. Wolters. 135.
2. Book: 1903. L. Beissner. E. Schelle. H. Zabel. Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung. 82.
3. Green . Peter Shaw . Peter Shaw Green . 1964 . Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia . 24. 41–80 . 6–8 . . 16 February 2017.