The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Alksuth' was first mentioned by Dieck (Zöschen, Germany) in Haupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg, p. 81 (1885) as Ulmus scabra (: glabra) forma von Alksuth Hort.. Describing it as "an outstanding new plant", Dieck noted that 'Alksuth' is the corrupted name of an Austrian park, its provenance.[1]
| Ulmus 'Alksuth' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Alksuth' |
| Origin | Austria |
Description
edit"The form itself is very remarkable," wrote Dieck, "as the acute-rounded leaves, otherwise shaped like those of adiantifolia (tricuspis) [: three-cusped fern-leaved elm], have a number of almost thread-like protruding leaf-teeth at the tip edge".[1] 'Adiantifolia', fern-leaved elm, was a synonym of 'Crispa'.[2] Considered by Green (1964) as "possibly Ulmus carpinifolia" (: minor).[3] No herbarium specimens of 'Alksuth' are known.
Cultivation
editNotes
edit- ↑ Stanford Avenue leaves, short shoots , Stanford Avenue leaves, long shoot
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References
edit- 1 2 Georg Dieck, Haupt-Catalog des Ritterguts Zöschen (1885), p.81
- ↑ Arboretum Muscaviense 566 (1864)
- ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ↑ 'Rare elms in the spotlight for Sussex Tree Festival', 11 June 2025