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Ulmus 'Alksuth'

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Ulmus 'Alksuth'
GenusUlmus
Cultivar'Alksuth'
OriginGermany

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..

Description

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Described as having acute-rounded leaves, with a number of sometimes almost thread-like teeth. Considered "possibly Ulmus carpinifolia" (:minor).[1]

Cultivation

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No specimens are known to survive.

References

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  1. ^ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus". Arnoldia. 24 (6–8). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: 41–80. Retrieved 16 February 2017.