Ulmus castaneifolia


Chestnut-leafed Elm aged 15 years


Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 70 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 70.
Width: 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 6 to 9
Scientific Names

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The Chestnut-leafed, or Multinerved, Elm Ulmus castaneifolia Hemsley 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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The tree can reach a height of 20 m with a trunk of about 0.5 m 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 obovate to elliptic, < 15 cm long, and densely hirsute when young. The perfect wind-pollinated apetalous flowers are produced on second-year shoots in February; the samarae are mostly obovate < 30 mm × 16 mm. [1] [2]

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Resistant to Dutch elm disease, and Elm Leaf Beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola

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References

  1. 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 [1]
  2. White, J. & More, D. (2003). Trees of Britain & Northern Europe. Cassell's, London. ISBN 0-304-361192-5

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