The elm cultivar Ulmus 'Planeroides' [:Planera-like elm] was described by Carrière in the Revue horticole, 1875.Revue horticole: journal d'horticulture practique, 1875, p.287, fig. 48 Revue horticole 1875: 287, fig. 48, 1875 It was considered "possibly Ulmus carpinifolia" [:U. minor ] by Green.
Not to be confused with Späth's U. montana viminalis which, though "also distributed under the name Planera aquatica", has osier-like leaves, Planera being the old name for Zelkova, a close relative of elm with willow-like leaves.Gerald Wilkinson, Epitaph for the Elm (London, 1978), p.47
Description The tree was described as having leaves like Planera aquatica.
Pests and diseases Most field elm clones are susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation No specimens are known to survive. Putative specimen A pruned elm with Planera-like leaves, possibly the cultivar 'Planeroides', stands in Stanford Avenue, Brighton.'Rare elms in the spotlight for Sussex Tree Festival', 11 June 202551 Stanford Avenue, Brighton (north tree), England.
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