| Ulmus 'Gallica' | |
|---|---|
 L'Avenue de Sceaux and the Caserne du Génie, Versailles | |
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Gallica' |
| Origin | France |
The elm cultivarUlmus 'Gallica' (Chev.) was described asU. gallica byAuguste Chevalier in 'Les Ormes de France' (1942).[1] A probable hybrid by its suckering habit, it was said to be an elm of central and north-west France and the Paris area. The type tree was said byDéséglise to be seen inBourges.
A medium-sized suckering elm, not dome-shaped, with upright semi-fastigiate, spreading branching. Leaves largish, oval-elliptic (12–15 cm x 6–9 cm), leathery, asymmetric at base, abruptly acuminated, deep-toothed below the apex, sometimes tricuspidate, with short white-downy petioles.[2] Largesamara (up to 2.3 x 1.8 cm); seed central.
Chevalier noted that the tree was sometimes planted in avenues, including the Avenue de Sceaux atVersailles.[3] The large-leaved elms of theBoulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, praised byWilliam Robinson in hisParks and Gardens of Paris (1883), match the description of Chevalier's 'Gallica'.[4]
