The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Acutifolia' was first described (as U. campestris acutifolia) by Masters in Hortus Duroverni 66. 1831, and later by Mottet in Nicholson & Mottet, Dictionnaire pratique d'horticulture et de jardinage 5: 383, 1898.
Description The tree has been described as having narrower leaves and branches more pendulous when mature.Browne, D. J. (1846). The Trees of America. Harper & Brothers, New York.
Cultivation No specimens are known to survive.
Synonymy Ulmus campestris acutifolia: Masters, Hortus Duroverni 66. 1831, and Mottet in Nicholson & Mottet, Dictionnaire pratique d'horticulture et de jardinage 5: 383, 1898.
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