▁The ▁Corn ish ▁El m ▁was ▁once ▁common ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁but ▁can ▁now ▁only ▁be ▁found ▁outside ▁Corn wall . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁El m ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁remains ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁cont ention ; ▁commonly ▁assumed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁from ▁Brit t any ▁by ▁man , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁possible ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁surv ived ▁the ▁ice ▁ages ▁on ▁lands ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁long ▁since ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁C ertain ly , ▁its ▁current ▁distribution ▁ow es ▁much ▁to ▁man ' s ▁activities . ▁The ▁tree ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁considered ▁the ▁best ▁choice ▁for ▁providing ▁shelter ▁along ▁the ▁Corn ish ▁coast ; ▁moreover ▁its ▁tim ber ▁was ▁much ▁pri zed ▁for ▁its ▁strength , ▁and ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁wheel ▁and ▁w agon ▁construction . ▁ ▁Dave y ▁El m ▁The ▁Dave y ▁El m ▁( U l mus ▁× ▁hol land ica ▁' D ave yi ') ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁cultiv ar ▁of ▁unknown ▁specific ▁origin , ▁generally ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁valle ys ▁of ▁Corn wall . ▁Its ▁apparent ▁south - west ▁England ▁proven ance , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁fol i age ▁and ▁habit , ▁suggest ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁hy brid ▁of ▁w ych ▁el m ▁and ▁Corn ish ▁El m . ▁ ▁F ruit ▁trees ▁Corn ish ▁A rom atic ▁Corn ish ▁A rom atic ▁is ▁an ▁apple ▁cultiv ar ▁with ▁a ▁cr isp , ▁nut - like ▁a rom atic ▁flav our ▁that ▁was ▁first ▁recorded