the RBGE. The origin of this specimen, a much younger tree acquired in 1974 but killed by DED in 1996, is recorded only as 'Wiseman', possibly the Wiseman Nursery at Elgin, Moray. Etymology The tree is possibly named for Wentworth Woodhouse, the largest Classical house in Britain, or the architect of its grounds, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, or for the nearby Wentworth Castle. However, there is no recorded association of the tree with the estate and it may, in view of its predominant German association, have been named for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672–1739), Queen Anne's ambassador to the Prussian court, a much esteemed figure in Berlin during the wars with Louis XIV of France. There is also a rare weeping ash cultivar called Wentworth, Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula Wentworthii', though it is not known whether the name is related. Regarding the ash, Koch suggested in 1872 that 'Wentworth' may have been a corruption of 'Hepworth', the name of the vicar in Gamlingay on whose land the original 'Pendula Wentworthii' ash tree grew in the middle of the eighteenth century. The fact that the Wentworth ash appeared in print before the Wentworth elm may suggest a marketing decision of late 19th century nurseries to apply the same name to a not dissimilar tree. Synonymy Ulmus campestris wendworthiensis Hort.: Schelle in Beissner et al., Handbuch der Laubholz-Benennung 84. 1903. Ulmus campestris wentworthiensis: Späth nursery, (Berlin, Germany), Cat. 143, p. 135, 1910–11. Ulmus campestris 'Wentworthii': Dippel , Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 2:24, 1892. Ulmus wendworthii pendula: C. de Vos , Handboek, Supplement, 16, 1890. Ulmus campestris 'Pendula': Krüssman, Gerd, Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees & Shrubs (1984, vol. 3, p. 406) Notes References External links Sheet labelled U. Wentworthii pendula, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902 Sheet labelled U. Wentworthii pendula, RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902 Sheet labelled U. × hollandica 'Wentworthii Pendula' , RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902 (2016 specimen 1) Sheet labelled U. × hollandica 'Wentworthii Pendula' , RBGE specimen from Späth nursery, 1902 (2016 specimen 2) Sheet labelled U. × hollandica 'Pendula' (Wageningen Arboretum specimen); appears identical to 'Wentworthii' Dutch elm cultivar Ulmus articles with images Ulmus