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Ulmus lamellosa

Ulmus lamellosa
Photo: Ronnie Nijboer, CC0

Ulmus lamellosa, the Hebei elm, is a small, slow-growing deciduous tree from northern China, usually multi-stemmed with a rounded crown and turning rich gold in autumn. It is rare in cultivation and needs well-drained soil, as it is intolerant of wet conditions.

Family
Ulmaceae (Ulm family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then as needed; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soils but dislikes wet ground.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; suited to cold winters typical of northern China (roughly -20 °C or colder).
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. & EC. China
Climate
temperate

About

Ulmus lamellosa, commonly called the Hebei elm, is a small deciduous tree native to four Chinese provinces, Hebei, Henan, Nei Mongol, and Shanxi, to the west and south of Beijing.

How to grow it

Rare in cultivation beyond China, it is one of a number of Chinese species which were assessed for their horticultural merit at the Morton Arboretum, where it was adjudged suitable for planting in parks and gardens, but found to be typically intolerant of wet soils.

Although known to propagate satisfactorily, U. lamellosa is only very rarely found in commerce in Europe and the United States; there are no known cultivars.

Other Ulmus plants

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 glaucescens · Ulmus harbinensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ulmus lamellosa 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.

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