| Ulmus 'Rufa' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Ulmus |
| Cultivar | 'Rufa' |
| Origin | Europe |
The elm cultivarUlmus 'Rufa' [:rufous-coloured] was listed asU. campestris f.rufa byGeorg Dieck, ofZöschen, Germany, without description inHaupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg, Nachtrag I (1887),[1] though it had been in cultivation for some decades before this date.[2] It was considered "possiblyUlmus carpinifolia" (:Ulmus minor) byGreen.[3]
Not available. An 1834 Paris herbarium specimen shows near-orbicular leaves like those ofEnglish elm.[2]
Ulmus rufa, 'European red elm', was marketed byPrince's nursery of Flushing, New York from the 1840s.[4] No specimens are known to survive.