About Chinese Elm

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia

Types

Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata

Number of Varieties

Rank: 83 (Overall)

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Habitat

River side

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm

Rank: 28 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Allergy

allergic reaction

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'

Common Name

Chinese Elm, Drake Elm

In Hindi

चीनी एल्म

In German

Chinese Elm

In French

Elm chinoise

In Spanish

olmo chino

In Greek

Κινέζοι Elm

In Portuguese

Elm chinês

In Polish

Chiński Elm

In Latin

Chinese Elm

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Ulmaceae

Genus

Ulmus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Ulmeae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Chinese Elm

Want to know the properties of Chinese Elm? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chinese Elm is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are allergic reaction. Chinese Elm Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antidote, Demulcent and Diuretic

Part of plant used: Fruits, Inner Bark and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Chinese Elm Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chinese Elm. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chinese Elm physical information is as follows: 1,520.00 cm tall and 1,220.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Toothed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red

Leaf color: Green

Care of Chinese Elm

Taking Chinese Elm Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chinese Elm include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Chinese Elm

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chinese Elm is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Chinese Elm is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 35 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata. This plant's habitat is River side and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.