The American Elm cultivar Ulmus americana 'Folia Aurea Variegata' was first described by Jäger in Die ziergehölze der Gärten und parkanlagen (1865).
The distinctive American Elm variety, Ulmus americana 'Folia Aurea Variegata', was first mentioned by Jäger in his 1865 treatise on trees for gardens and parks.