The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Holmstruph' was selected from seedlings of 'Hoersholmiensis' at Asger M. Jensen's nursery, Holmstrup, Denmark, and featured in the Plant Buyer's Guide ed. 6. 286 1958. Green (1964) confirmed the field elm identification.
Description The tree was chosen on account of its strong, quick-growing upright stem and branches bearing small leaves, making it suitable for street planting.
Cultivation No specimens are known to survive. In 2025 Brighton and Hove City Council listed one of the old fastigiate elms in Surrenden Road, Brighton,Elm near corner of Surrenden Rod and Surrenden Close, Brighton - Google Maps, March 2024, access date: 21 June 2025 by this name, without provenance information, though 'Holmstruph' is not known to have been introduced to the UK and though no herbarium specimens are known.'Rare elms in the spotlight for Sussex Tree Festival', 11 June 2025
Synonymy Ulmus campestris Holmstrupii
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