The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Marmorata' was identified by Dieck, Zöschen, Germany in Haupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg 1885 as Ulmus campestris marmorata. Considered "probably U. carpinifolia" (: minor) by Green.
Description 'Marmorata' was described as "beautifully variegated with white"; the original tree in Destedter Park, Cremlingen, Lower Saxony, was said to have produced massive variegated suckers.Dieck, Haupt-catalog der Obst- und gehölzbaumschulen des ritterguts Zöschen bei Merseburg, Zöschen, 1885 A 1901 herbarium specimen from Breslau labelled Ulmus campestris L. f. argenteo-marmoratis shows 'marbled' variegation on 2 to 4 in. Ulmus × hollandica-type leaves.
Cultivation 'Marmorata', classified as a field elm U. foliacea Gilib. by Christine Buisman, was present in The Hague in the 1930s.Christine Buisman, 'Verslag van de onderzoekingen over de iepenziekte, verricht in het phytopathologisch laboratorium Willie Commelin scholten te Baarn, gedurende 1932 (1)', Tijdschrift over Planteziekte, Vol 39 Iss 4, April 1933, p.82 No specimens are known to survive.
Synonymy ?Ulmus campestris f. fol. argento-marmoratis: Dippel, Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 2:25, 1892.
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