Cultivation
The tree is reputed to have originated circa 1750 in or around Mechelen, and widely planted throughout Belgium; considered "possibly the same as 'Belgica' (Belgian Elm)" by Green. 'Latifolia' was known to have been marketed (as U. Montana latifolia) in Poland in the 19th century by the Ulrich nursery, Warsaw, and may still survive in Eastern Europe; it is not known to have been introduced to North America or Australasia.
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