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|familia=Ulmaceae
 
|familia=Ulmaceae
|genus=Ulmus  
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|genus=Ulmus
 
|species=castaneifolia
 
|species=castaneifolia
 
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
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|image=Castaneafolia.jpg
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|image_caption=Chestnut-leafed Elm aged 15 years
 
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Describe the plant here...
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The '''Chestnut-leafed''', or '''Multinerved, Elm ''Ulmus castaneifolia''''' <small>Hemsley</small> is a small [[deciduous]] tree found across much of [[China]] in broadleaved forests at elevations of between 500 m and 1600 m.
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[[Image:Castaneafolia leaves.jpg|thumb|left|140px]]
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The tree can reach a height of 20 m with a trunk of about 0.5 m [[diameter at breast height|d.b.h]]. The bark is thick with a pronounced corky layer, and is longitudinally fissured. The branchlets are devoid of the corky wings common to many elms. The leaves are generally narrow, ranging from [[leaf shape|obovate]] to [[leaf shape|elliptic]], < 15 cm long, and densely hirsute when young. The [[perfect flower|perfect]] wind-pollinated [[apetalous]] flowers are produced on second-year shoots in February; the [[Samara (fruit)|samarae]] are mostly obovate < 30 mm × 16 mm. <ref name=Fu>Fu, L., Xin, Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Ulmaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of China'', Vol. 5 (Ulmaceae through Basellaceae). Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, USA. ISBN 1-930723-40-7 [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF05/Ulmus.pdf]</ref> <ref name=White>White, J. & More, D. (2003). ''Trees of Britain & Northern Europe''. Cassell's, London. ISBN 0-304-361192-5</ref>
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
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===Pests and diseases===
 
===Pests and diseases===
 
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Resistant to [[Dutch elm disease]], and Elm Leaf Beetle ''[[Xanthogaleruca luteola]]''
    
==Varieties==
 
==Varieties==