Ulmus 'Karagatch'
| Ulmus hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | U. pumila and U. × androssowii |
| Cultivar | 'Karagatch' |
| Origin | Kazakhstan |
Ulmus 'Karagatch' is a hybrid cultivar from Turkestan (from a region now part of Kazakhstan), selected in the early 20th century and considered either a backcrossing of U. × androssowii and U. pumila, or simply a cultivar of × androssowii. It was introduced in the 1930s as U. 'Karagatch', under which name it was planted at Kew.[1]
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Description
The Kew specimen (mature by the 1990s and felled in 2015 as 'unsafe') had the appearance of a northern European field elm, more tall than broad, with a denser canopy than that of U. pumila 'Turkestan'.[1]
Pests and diseases
No information available.
Etymology
The name 'karagatch' (:'black tree' in the Turkic languages, widely used for 'elm') has historically also been applied to U. minor 'Umbraculifera' (syn. U. densa) from the same region [1], and more loosely to field elm found in Turkey and to U. pumila found in Mongolia.[2]
Accessions
North America
- Morton Arboretum, Illinois, USA. As Ulmus × androssowii × U. pumila hybrid. Acc. no. 353-72 [2]
Europe
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Sutton St. James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK. Acc. details not known.
