Talk:Ulmus minor 'Viminalis'

It is worth pointing out that Plot's original type-location, the grounds of Hanwell Castle, near Banbury, still survives intact, in part, as an area of mixed deciduous woodland. Until the fresh outbreak of Dutch Elm Disease early in the present century, there existed a v. wide variety of elms on this site, regrowth to 40 feet/12m. in the aftermath of the 1970's epidemic, including some small-leaved trees which may have been Plot's elm. Sadly, most of those have now gone again but, as owners of the site with a great interest but no professional expertise, we would welcome examination of what remains by anyone with that expertise. The original trees were, according to Plot in his 'Natural History', part of a scheme of ornamental planting and therefore, presumably, cultivars rather than wildlings. Christopher Taylor & Rowena Archer, Hanwell, Oxon. Jan. 2019 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.6.132 (talk) 10:40, 5 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Hello Mr Taylor & Mrs Archer, thank you for posting the above. Would you be able to send me an private message with your email address please (you will need to create an account on Wikipedia first)? I would be very interested to visit Hanwell Castle to see if any of the elms identified by Plot may still exist there. Many thanks. Tom_elmtalk 09:37, 7 January 2019 (UTC)