Ulmus davidiana

Ulmus davidiana
David Elm, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, England.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Ulmaceae
Genus: Ulmus
Subgenus: U. subg. Ulmus
Section: U. sect. Ulmus
Species:
U. davidiana
Binomial name
Ulmus davidiana
Synonyms
  • Ulmus davidiana var. mandshurica Skvortsov
  • Ulmus davidiana var. pubescens Skvortsov

Ulmus davidiana, also known as the David elm, or Father David elm (named after the botanist Armand David, who collected specimens), is a small deciduous tree widely distributed across China, Mongolia, Korea, Siberia, and Japan, where it is found in wetlands along streams at elevations of 20002300 m (6,5007,500 ft). The tree was first described in 1873 from the hills north of Beijing, China.