Ulmus × hollandica 'Modiolina'
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The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Modiolina', or Wheel-hub elm, was probably the large-leaved 'Orme tortillard' first described by Duhamel in De l'exploitation des bois (1764).[1][2] Poederlé (1774) identified the tree as the 'orme maigre' growing in the region that later became part of Belgium.[3] Dumont de Courset described a small-leaved U. campestris var. modiolina, "l'orme tortillard" (:twisty elm)[4] in 1802 – the first use of the name 'Modiolina'.[5] 'L'orme Tortillard', also known as 'l'orme à moyeux' (: 'wheel-hub elm'), was considered in France to be the best elm for use by wheelwrights, its timber especially suitable for hubs of wheels. Van Houtte marketed an U. campestris modiolina (tortuosa),[6] and Späth an U. campestris modiolina,[7] from the late 19th century. U. campestris var. modiolina Hort was confirmed as a hybrid by Chevalier in Les Ormes de France (1942) and called U. × 'Modiolina', 'l'orme à moyeux'.
Ulmus × hollandica 'Modiolina' | |
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Hybrid parentage | U. glabra × U. minor |
Cultivar | 'Modiolina' |
Origin | Europe |
Herbarium specimens sometimes treat 'Modiolina' and 'Tortuosa' as synonymous.[8][9] Browne (1851) and Elwes and Henry (1913) regarded 'Modiolina' as synonymous with Loddiges' and Loudon's U. tortuosa but not with U. tortuosa (Host). The Baudriller nursery of Angers distributed 'Modiolina' and 'Tortuosa' as separate cultivars.[10]