Ulmus 'Clusius'
Template:Infobox Cultivar Ulmus 'Clusius' is a Dutch hybrid elm cultivar raised at the Dorschkamp Research Institute for Forestry & Landscape Planning, Wageningen, as clone 568[1] and released to commerce in 1983. 'Clusius' was derived from a crossing of the same Dutch clones that produced the fastigiate 'Lobel' released in 1973: '202' ('Exoniensis' × U. wallichiana) and '336' ('Bea Schwarz' selfed).
Description
The tree has a broader crown than its sibling's, whilst the generally obovate leaves, < 11 cm long by 7 cm wide, are less acuminate at the apex and a lighter green. The seed is near the notch (apex) of the samara.[1][2] Like 'Lobel', the tree flushes markedly later than most other elms, and is rarely in full leaf before mid-May.
Pests and diseases
Whilst the resistance of 'Clusius' to Dutch elm disease proved marginally greater than that of its Dutch predecessors, rated 4 out of 5,[3] it has been eclipsed by later developments such as [[Ulmus 'Nanguen'|Template:Tdes]]. Consequently, sales in the Netherlands declined from over 8,000 in 1979 to 600 in 2004.[4]
Cultivation
While 'Clusius' remains for sale in Europe, its planting where the disease remains prevalent cannot be recommended.[5] In the UK, 'Clusius' is present in the National Elm Collection, Brighton and Hove,[6] and in Edinburgh (two in Abbeyhill, opposite Holyrood Palace,[7] and one in The Meadows[8]). Six specimens were planted in front of the library, Keele University, Staffordshire, c.2010.[9][10] 'Clusius' featured in New Zealand government trials during the 1990s at the Hortresearch station, Palmerston North, but is not known to have been introduced to North America.
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'Clusius', Medemblik train station (2013)
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Six 'Clusius' in Union Square, Keele University (2015)
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Same, 2018
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Etymology
The cultivar is named for Carolus Clusius, a Dutch naturalist of the Renaissance.
Accessions
- Europe
- Arboretum de La Petite Loiterie [1], Monthodon, France. No details available
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincs., UK. Acc. no. 817.
- Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Romsey, Hampshire, UK. Acc. no: 2019.0441
- Wijdemeren City Council, Netherlands. Elm Collection. planted mainly in Kortenhoef since 2006.
Nurseries
- Noordplant [2], Glimmen, Netherlands.
- Barcham Trees PLC, Ely, Cambridgeshire. [3][4]
References
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- ↑ Heybroek, H. M., Goudzwaard, L, Kaljee, H. (2009). Iep of olm, karakterboom van de Lage Landen (:Elm, a tree with character of the Low Countries). KNNV, Uitgeverij. Template:ISBN
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- ↑ List of plants in the elm collection, Brighton and Hove; brighton-hove.gov.uk
- ↑ Two 'Clusius', Abbeyhill, Edinburgh - Google Maps, December 2019, access date: 25 July 2024
- ↑ 'Clusius', Melville Drive, The Meadows, Edinburgh - Google Maps, August 2020, access date: 29 July 2024
- ↑ 'New Trees in Union Square', keele.ac.uk
- ↑ 'Clusius' between library and Union Square, Keele University, Staffordshire
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