Ulmus minor subsp. canescens
Chinese Elm
Ulmus pumila
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- Botanical name
- Ulmus pumila
- Also known as
- Chinese Elm, Dwarf Elm, Littleleaf Elm, Manchurian Elm, Siberian Elm
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Genus
- Ulmus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Chinese Elm
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Ulmus pumila but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Ulmus campestris f. pumila
Ulmus campestris lus. pumila
Ulmus campestris var. parvifolia
Ulmus campestris var. parvifolia-pendula
Ulmus campestris var. pumila
Ulmus campestris var. pumila
Ulmus humilis
Ulmus manshurica
Ulmus microphylla
Ulmus pinnato-ramosa
Ulmus pumila f. pendula
Ulmus pumila f. sibirica
Ulmus pumila f. tenuis
Ulmus pumila var. arborea
Ulmus pumila var. genuina
Ulmus pumila var. gracia
Ulmus pumila var. microphylla
Ulmus pumila var. pendula
Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa
Ulmus transbaicalensis
Ulmus turkestanica
Others in Ulmus
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