Ulmus minor 'Goodyeri'
Ulmus minor 'Goodyeri' | |
---|---|
![]() Goodyer Elm, Rockford, c. 1960 | |
Species | Ulmus minor |
Cultivar | 'Goodyeri' |
Origin | Pennington, England |
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Goodyeri', commonly known as 'Goodyer's Elm', was discovered by John Goodyer in 1624 at Pennington near the Hampshire coast between Lymington and Christchurch.[1][2] No old specimens are known to survive, but the tree is perpetuated by numerous root suckers, notably in the lanes about the Alice Lisle public house in the New Forest hamlet of Rockford.[3] The tree has suffered misidentification in the centuries since its discovery, firstly by Philip Miller in his 'Gardeners' Dictionary' of 1731,[4] and later in the early 20th century by Augustine Henry and Marcus Woodward, who both confused the tree with Plot Elm, whose centre of distribution is in the East Midlands, some 200 miles away and of completely different appearance.[5][6]
Augustin Ley prepared a herbarium specimen from Goodyer's Elm (without using that name) near Lymington in 1882, calling the trees just Ulmus glabra Mill..[7] Melville rediscovered Goodyer's Elm in 1937, publishing an account of it in 1938 and describing it as a form of Cornish Elm.[1][8]
Synonymy
- Ulmus stricta var. goodyeri Melville[1]
- Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia var. goodyeri Richens[9]
Description
The tree is chiefly distinguished by its short bole and low, spreading branches, quite unlike any other British elm. In other respects, notably its small leaves <3 cm long by 1.5 cm wide, the tree is very similar to Cornish Elm Ulmus minor 'Stricta'.[10][1][11][12]
- Goodyer's Elm leaves and £1 coin
- Goodyer's Elm samarae
Pests and diseases
Goodyer's Elm is very susceptible to Dutch elm disease.
Cultivation
The tree is not known to be in cultivation in the UK, with the exceptions of two specimens introduced to arboreta 2012–16 (see 'Accessions'), nor is it known to have been introduced to continental Europe, North America or Australasia.
Notable trees
A small but sexually mature tree survives beneath an oak near the Alice Lisle public house at Rockford, its trunk severely arched by its search for light.[13]
Accessions
Europe
- Grange Farm Arboretum, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK. As U. minor subsp. angustifolia var. goodyeri. Acc. no. 1081.
- Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey, Hants., UK. Acc. no. 2016.0400
References
- ^ a b c d Melville, Ronald (1938). "Contributions to the study of British Elms:- I. What is Goodyer's Elm?" (PDF). The Journal of Botany. 76: 185–192. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Thomas (1636). Herball, or general historie of plants. pp. 1478–1481.
- ^ Chatters, C. (2009). Flowers of the Forest - People and Plants in the New Forest National Park. Wildguides. ISBN 978-1-903657-19-5
- ^ Miller, P. (1731). The Gardener's & Botanist's Dictionary, Vol. II, part 2 , Q–Z, p. 33. Private publication.
- ^ Elwes, H. J. & Henry, A. (1913). The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. VII. 1848–1929. Private publication. [1]
- ^ Woodward, Marcus (1933). The Trees of Westonbirt. London: The Westminster Press. p. 19.
- ^ Herbarium specimen 293275, herbariaunited.org, Ulmus glabra Mill., Lymington; A. Ley
- ^ Wilkinson, Gerald, Epitaph for the Elm (London 1978), p.69
- ^ Richens, R. H., Elm (Cambridge 1983)
- ^ "Herbarium specimen - L.1590683". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled U. cornubiensis Weston var. Goodyeri (Melville) from Pennington, Hampshire, 1937 (leaves); "Herbarium specimen - L.4214723". Botany catalogues. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Sheet labelled U. stricta var. Goodyeri (Melville) from Pennington, Hampshire, 1938 (flowers and leaves)
- ^ "Herbarium specimen - K000852671". The Herbarium Catalogue. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Sheet labelled U. stricta Lindl. var. Goodyeri, from Bashley, Hampshire (samarae)
- ^ Herbarium specimens at Kew K000852672 to K000852677 : sheet labelled U. stricta Lindl. var. Goodyeri, from Bashley, Hampshire (leaves)
- ^ Google Maps: Goodyer Elm at Rockford - Google Maps (Dec 2008), accessdate: December 08, 2016
- v
- t
- e
- U. alata (Winged elm)
- U. americana (American elm)
- U. americana var. floridana (Florida elm)
- U. bergmanniana (Bergmann's elm)
- U. bergmanniana var. bergmanniana
- U. bergmanniana var. lasiophylla
- U. castaneifolia (Chestnut-leafed or multinerved elm)
- U. changii (Hangzhou elm)
- U. changii var. changii
- U. changii var. kunmingensis (Kunming elm)
- U. chenmoui (Chenmou or Langya Mountain elm)
- U. chumlia
- U. crassifolia (Cedar or Texas cedar elm)
- U. davidiana (David or Father David elm)
- U. davidiana var. davidiana
- U. davidiana var. japonica (Japanese elm)
- U. elongata (Long raceme elm)
- U. gaussenii (Anhui or hairy elm)
- U. glabra (Wych or scots elm)
- U. glaucescens (Gansu elm)
- U. glaucescens var. glaucescens
- U. glaucescens var. lasiocarpa (hairy-fruited glaucescent elm)
- U. harbinensis (Harbin elm)
- U. ismaelis
- U. laciniata (Manchurian cut-leaf or lobed elm)
- U. laciniata var. nikkoensis (Nikko elm)
- U. laevis (European white elm)
- U. laevis var. celtidea
- U. laevis var. parvifolia
- U. laevis var. simplicidens
- U. lamellosa (Hebei elm)
- U. lanceifolia (Vietnam elm)
- U. macrocarpa (Large-fruited elm)
- U. macrocarpa var. glabra
- U. macrocarpa var. macrocarpa
- U. mexicana (Mexican elm)
- U. microcarpa (Tibetan elm)
- U. minor (Field elm)
- U. minor subsp. minor
- U. minor var. italica
- U. parvifolia (Chinese or lacebark elm)
- U. parvifolia var. coreana (Korean elm)
- U. prunifolia (Cherry-leafed elm)
- U. pseudopropinqua (Harbin spring elm)
- U. pumila (Siberian elm)
- U. rubra (Slippery elm)
- U. serotina (September elm)
- U. szechuanica (Szechuan (Sichuan) or red-fruited elm)
- U. thomasii (Rock or cork elm)
- U. uyematsui (Alishan elm)
- U. villosa (Cherry-bark or marn elm)
- U. wallichiana (Himalayan or kashmir elm)
- U. wallichiana subsp. wallichiana
- U. wallichiana subsp. xanthoderma
- U. wallichiana var. tomentosa
- U. boissieri
- U. minor subsp. canescens (Grey, grey-leafed or hoary elm)
- U. elliptica
- U. davidiana var. japonica × U. minor
- U. × arbuscula
- U. × arkansana
- U. × brandisiana
- U. × diversifolia
- U. × hollandica (Dutch elm)
- U. × hollandica var. insularum
- U. × intermedia
- U. × mesocarpa
- aff. Plotii
- Acutifolia
- Alata
- Alksuth
- Argenteo-Marginata
- Aspera
- Atropurpurea
- Australis
- Berardii
- Betulaefolia Nigrescens
- Crispa
- Crispa Aurea
- Crispa Pendula
- Densa
- Exoniensis
- Fastigiata Glabra
- Folia Aurea
- Folia Rubra
- Folia Variegata Pendula
- Gallica
- Glabra
- Globosa
- Hamburg
- Hertfordensis Angustifolia
- Hertfordensis Latifolia
- Hillieri
- Jalaica
- Jacqueline Hillier
- Kansas Hybrid
- Klemmer Blanc
- Koopmannii
- Lombartsii
- Louis van Houtte
- Marmorata
- Monstrosa
- Myrtifolia
- Myrtifolia Purpurea
- Nemoralis
- Nigrescens
- Planeroides
- Planifolia
- Purpurea
- Pyramidalis Bertini
- Ramulosa
- Rotundifolia
- Rubra
- Rufa
- Rugosa
- Scampstoniensis
- Sericea
- Tiliaefolia
- Tortuosa
- Turkestanica
- Variegata Nova
- Virens
- U. okanaganensis