Ulmus 'Columella', named after Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (4 AD -70 AD), a prominent writer and agriculturist during the Roman Empire. Wrote one of the first books about trees: On Trees (De Arboribus). Develops into a narrow columnar tree shape with a slightly translucent crown. Height 15-18 m. Relatively small, bright green, frizzy leaf. Buds relatively late. Good grower, but slower than ‘Belgica’ and ‘Dodoens’. Resistant to the Dutch elm disease. Very suitable for street and avenue planting in urban green areas, because of its strikingly slender shape. Can be used as a large wind breaker as well. Also available on its own root. An excellent addition to the elm range.