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  • Camperdown Elm (U. glabra var. camperdownii)


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  • U. glabra var. camperdownii (Winter Form)

    A cultivar of Scotch Elm (U. glabra) and an ornamental with a characteristic drooping form reproduced by grafting onto some other elm. It was originally discovered on a creeping seedling at Camperdown house near Dundee, Scotland. Leaves are similar to U. rubra. Twigs are similar to U. americana. Buds are dark brown and ciliate.