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Ornamental Trees: Extinct and Rediscovered

Ornamental trees are generally grown for their aesthetic appeal, although they may also provide other boons. While most often grown for their flowers or even leaves, some deciduous trees provide a fantastic display in autumn as their leaves change colours.

 

Table 1: List of extinct and rediscovered ornamental trees.

Cultivar Name Distribution Introduced Last Record Status
Acer campestre 'Eastleigh Weeping' England (& USA?) Pre-1980 ? Extinct?
Acer campestre 'Puncticulatum' Germany & England 1893 or prior ? Extinct
Acer negundo 'Pendulum' Germany 1896 or prior ? Extinct
Acer platanoides 'Pendulum' Romania 1901 2000 Extinct
Acer rubrum 'Albovariegatum' ? 1901 or prior ? Exinct
Acer rubrum 'Aureovariegatum' ? 1809 or prior ? Extinct
Alnus incana ‘Foliis Aureomarginatis' Poland 1913 (rediscovered) Rediscovered
Alnus incana ‘Monstrosa’ Germany 1892 (rediscovered) Rediscovered
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco 'Pendula' Argentina 1910 or prior ? Extinct
Betula pubescens 'Pendula' Germany 1903 or prior ? Extinct
Fagus sylvatica 'Arcuata' ? 1919 or prior ? Extinct?
Fraxinus a. angustifolia 'Pendula Vera' Germany 1903 or prior ? Extinct
Malus prunifolia ‘Pendula’ Sweden c.1864 (rediscovered?) Rediscovered?
Malus prunifolia ‘Pendula Nova’ Sweden 1873 (rediscovered) Rediscovered
"Monticello aspen" Virginia, USA pre-1790 1800's? Extinct?
Ulmus americana 'Aurea' Vermont, USA c.1902 ? Extinct?
Ulmus americana 'Elm College' ?      
Ulmus americana 'Incisa' USA? 1838 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus americana 'Nigricans'        
Ulmus americana 'Pyramidata'        
Ulmus glabra 'Albo-variegata' ? 1770 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus glabra 'Insularis'   1949 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Aurea'   1903 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Aurea-Variegata'   1871 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Nigricans'   1879 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus glabra 'Macrophylla'        
Ulmus glabra 'Maculata'        
Ulmus glabra 'Minor'        
Ulmus glabra 'Monstrosa'        
Ulmus glabra 'Oblongata'        
Ulmus glabra 'Pendula Variegata'        
Ulmus glabra 'Ramulosa'        
Ulmus glabra 'Rubra'        
Ulmus glabra 'Spectabilis'        
Ulmus hollandica 'Augustifolia'   1770 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus hollandica 'Klemmer Blanc'   1902 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus hollandica 'Modiolina'        
Ulmus hollandica 'Muscaviensis'   1904 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus laevis 'Aureo-variegata' ? 1903 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus laevis 'Punctata'        
Ulmus laevis 'Urticaefolia' ? 1832 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Albo-dentata' ? 1880 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Amplifolia' ? 1932 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Biltii' ? 1921 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Concavaefolia' ? 1838 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Laciniata'   1862 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Lanuginosa'   1877 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor 'Propendens'        
Ulmus minor 'Rueppelli'        
Ulmus minor 'Sowerbyi'        
Ulmus minor 'Tortuosa'        
Ulmus minor 'Virgata'        
Ulmus minor vulgaris 'Acutifolia' ? 1898 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus minor vulgaris 'Pyramidalis'        
Ulmus pumila 'Manchu'        
Ulmus pumila 'Mr. Buzz'        
Ulmus pumila 'Pendula' ex Meyer via China ? 1916 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Alata' ? 1864 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Alksuth' ? 1885 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Argenteo-marginata' ? 1879 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Aspera' ? 1823 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Macrophylla Aurea'        
Ulmus sp. 'Marmorata'        
Ulmus sp. 'Nigrescens'        
Ulmus sp. 'Planereoides'        
Ulmus sp. 'Planifolia' USA? 1838 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Pulverulenta'        
Ulmus sp. 'Pumila' USA? 1823 or prior ? Extinct?
Ulmus sp. 'Rufa'        
Ulmus sp. 'Scampstoniensis' Scampston Hall, Yorkshire, England pre-1810 ? Extinct?

 

 

Table 2: Information and sources for the ornamental trees listed above

Cultivar Name Notes Sources
Acer campestre 'Eastleigh Weeping' Discovered as a seedling at Hillier & Son nursery in Ampfield, England. One of the last specimens died at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire, England. May have been exported to the USA, and hence may still survive there.

1. van Gelderen, D. M., de Jong, P. C., and Oterdoom, H. J. (1994). Maples of the World. Oregon: Timber Press.

2. Wikipedia

Acer campestre 'Puncticulatum' Also known as the Weeping speckled field maple. Developed in Germany, it was later cultivated in England. Indeed the last record of this cultivar is from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in 1925.

1. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. and Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.

2. Wikipedia

Acer negundo 'Pendulum' Also known as the Weeping boxelder maple.

1. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. and Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.

2. Wikipedia

Acer platanoides 'Pendulum' Also known as the Weeping Norway maple. Discovered at Timişoara, Romania by Niemitz in 1901. The last specimen died at the Bazos Arboretum, Romania, in 2000. No records of its cultivation outside Romania seem to exist.

1. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. and Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.

2. Wikipedia

Acer rubrum 'Albovariegatum'   1. Hatch, Laurance C. (2007). Cultivars of Woody Plants. Volume 1. A-G. TCR Press.
Acer rubrum 'Aureovariegatum'   1. Hatch, Laurance C. (2007). Cultivars of Woody Plants. Volume 1. A-G. TCR Press.
Alnus incana ‘Foliis Aureomarginatis'   1. Jablonski, Eike J. (2018). Cultivars of Alnus (Alder). Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2018: 66-77.
Alnus incana ‘Monstrosa’   1. Jablonski, Eike J. (2018). Cultivars of Alnus (Alder). Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2018: 66-77.
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco 'Pendula' Also known as the Weeping white quebracho. Originally cultivated in Argentina.

1. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. and Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.

2. Wikipedia

Betula pubescens 'Pendula' Also known as the Weeping downy birch. Originally cultivated in Germany.

1. Beissner, L., Schelle, E. and Zabel, H. (1903). Handbuch der Laubgehöl-Benennung. Parey, Berlin. 625 pp.

2. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. and Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.

3. Wikipedia

Fagus sylvatica 'Arcuata'  

1. Schwerin, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendr. Ges. 28: 16?. 1919

2. Wyman, Donald. (1964). Registration list of cultivar names of Fagus L. Arnoldia 24(1): 1-8.

Fraxinus a. angustifolia 'Pendula Vera' Also known as the True weeping narrow-leafed ash. Originally cultivated in Germany.

1. Beissner, L., Schelle, E. and Zabel, H. (1903). Handbuch der Laubgehöl-Benennung. Parey, Berlin. 625 pp.

2. Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. and Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced Weeping Broadleaf cultivars: an overview. Belgische Dendrologie Belge 2009: 19-30.

3. Wikipedia

Malus prunifolia ‘Pendula’   1. Lindén, Leena and Iwarsson, Mattias. (2014). Identification of weeping crabapple cultivars by microsatellite DNA markers and morphological traits. Scientia Horticulturae 179: 221-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2014.09.027
Malus prunifolia ‘Pendula Nova’   1. Lindén, Leena and Iwarsson, Mattias. (2015). Rautatienomenapuu – ja muita riippuvaoksaisia koristeomenapuita. (Malus ’Hyvingiensis’ and other weeping crabapples.). Sorbifolia 46(4): 147-163. 
"Monticello aspen" Brought from Europe in 1789. 1. Hatch, Peter J. (2004). Monticello's Mystery Plants. Twinleaf [2004]: [pagination?]. [online version has 2018 update]
Ulmus americana 'Aurea'  

1. Santamour, Frank S. Jr. and Bentz, Susan E. (1995). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture 21(3): 122-131.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.38.html

Ulmus americana 'Elm College' Invalid cultivar?

1. Santamour, Frank S. Jr. and Bentz, Susan E. (1995). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture 21(3): 122-131.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.99.html

Ulmus americana 'Incisa'  

1. Loudon, Arb. Frut. Brit. 3: 1406. 1838

2. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

Ulmus americana 'Nigricans'  

1. Santamour, Frank S. Jr. and Bentz, Susan E. (1995). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture 21(3): 122-131.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.223.html

Ulmus americana 'Pyramidata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. Santamour, Frank S. Jr. and Bentz, Susan E. (1995). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture 21(3): 122-131.

3. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.300.html

Ulmus glabra 'Albo-variegata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.7.html

Ulmus glabra 'Insularis'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.114.html

Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Aurea'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.142.html

Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Aurea-Variegata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.140.html

Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Nigricans'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.144.html

Ulmus glabra 'Macrophylla'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.164.html

Ulmus glabra 'Maculata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.169.html

Ulmus glabra 'Minor'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.192.html

Ulmus glabra 'Monstrosa'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.198.html

Ulmus glabra 'Oblongata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.227.html

Ulmus glabra 'Pendula Variegata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.256.html

Ulmus glabra 'Ramulosa'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.302.html

Ulmus glabra 'Rubra'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.320.html

Ulmus glabra 'Spectabilis'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.351.html

Ulmus hollandica 'Augustifolia'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.35.html

Ulmus hollandica 'Klemmer Blanc'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.133.html

Ulmus hollandica 'Modiolina'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.194.html

Ulmus hollandica 'Muscaviensis'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.210.html

Ulmus laevis 'Aureo-variegata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.46.html

Ulmus laevis 'Punctata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.281.html

Ulmus laevis 'Urticaefolia'  

1. Jacques in Revue Hort. 2: 128. 1832

2. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

3. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.388.html

Ulmus minor 'Albo-dentata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.6.html

Ulmus minor 'Amplifolia'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.12.html

Ulmus minor 'Biltii'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.62.html

Ulmus minor 'Concavaefolia'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.105.html

Ulmus minor 'Laciniata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.138.html

Ulmus minor 'Lanuginosa'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.138.html

Ulmus minor 'Propendens'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.276.html

Ulmus minor 'Rueppelli'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.321.html

Ulmus minor 'Sowerbyi'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.350.html

Ulmus minor 'Tortuosa'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.375.html

Ulmus minor 'Virgata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.420.html

Ulmus minor vulgaris 'Acutifolia'   1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.
Ulmus minor vulgaris 'Pyramidalis'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.294.html

Ulmus pumila 'Manchu'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.174.html

Ulmus pumila 'Mr. Buzz'  

1. Santamour, Frank S. Jr. and Bentz, Susan E. (1995). Updated checklist of elm (Ulmus) cultivars for use in North America. Journal of Arboriculture 21(3): 122-131.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.209.html

Ulmus pumila 'Pendula' ex Meyer via China   1. http://members.tripod.com/~Hatch_L/varcon.pdf
Ulmus sp. 'Alata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.4.html

Ulmus sp. 'Alksuth'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.10.html

Ulmus sp. 'Argenteo-marginata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.21.html

Ulmus sp. 'Aspera'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.31.html

Ulmus sp. 'Macrophylla Aurea'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.167.html

Ulmus sp. 'Marmorata'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.179.html

Ulmus sp. 'Nigrescens'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.222.html

Ulmus sp. 'Planereoides'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.265.html

Ulmus sp. 'Planifolia'  

1. Loudon, Arb. Frut. Brit. 3: 1377. 1838

2. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

3. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.266.html

Ulmus sp. 'Pulverulenta'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.279.html

Ulmus sp. 'Pumila'  

1. Loddiges, Hackney, London, Cat. 1823, p. 35

2. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

3. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.280.html

Ulmus sp. 'Rufa'  

1. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

2. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.322.html

Ulmus sp. 'Scampstoniensis' Known as the Scampston elm. Originated at Scampston Hall, Yorkshire, England.

1. Kirchner in Petzold & Kirchner, Arb. Muscav. 560. 1864

2. Green, P. S. (1964). Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus. Arnoldia 24(6-8): 41-80.

3. http://systematics.mortonarb.org/ulmus/elmCultivar.333.html