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Ulmus glaucescens, the Gansu elm, is a small, slow-growing deciduous tree from northern China, rarely grown outside its native range. It is valued for its drought tolerance and resistance to elm leaf beetle, and it needs well-drained soil since it dislikes wet ground.
Ulmus glaucescens Franch., the Gansu elm, is a small deciduous tree from the northern provinces of China, where it is found along river valleys and on mountain slopes at elevations of 2000–2600 m.
The tree is notable for its resistance to extreme drought which, combined with its high resistance to the elm leaf beetle in the United States, has made it a contender for establishment on the Great Plains. Like most other Asiatic species, it is intolerant of wet ground. The tree is very rare in cultivation, but was one of a number of Chinese elms assessed for their horticultural potential at the Morton Arboretum, Illinois, during the last quarter of the 20th century. It is not known to have been introduced to Australasia. There are no known cultivars of this taxon, nor is it known to be in commerce.
Winged elm · American elm · Ulmus 'Androssowii' · Ulmus ×arbuscula · Ulmus minor subsp. canescens · Cedar elm · Ulmus 'Densa' · Wych Elm · Ulmus glaucescens var. glaucescens · Ulmus glaucescens var. lasiocarpa · Ulmus harbinensis · Ulmus × hollandica var. insularum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ulmus glaucescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
