| Ulmus microcarpa | |
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| U. microcarpa, grafted cutting, Bonte Hoek nursery, Glimmen, NL. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Ulmaceae |
| Genus: | Ulmus |
| Species: | U. microcarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ulmus microcarpa L. K. Fu |
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Ulmus microcarpa L. K. Fu, known as the Tibetan Elm in the USA, remains one of the more obscure Chinese elms, endemic only to the broadleaved forests of the south-eastern corner of Xizang Province (formerly Tibet) at altitudes of around 2800 m.
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U. microcarpa can grow to < 30 m in height, with oblong to elliptic leaves < 17 cm long by 8 cm broad borne on extraordinarily corky branchlets bestowing a highly unusual appearance. As its specific epithet implies, the suborbicular samarae are small, < 8 mm across. [1].
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U. microcarpa is very rare in cultivation outside China, and accessions are currently restricted to two arboreta in the USA. In Europe, the species' existence is restricted to three hardwood cuttings grafted onto Wych Elm Ulmus glabra rootstocks by the Bonte Hoek nursery at Glimmen, Netherlands, in 2011.