Ulmus glaucescens var. glaucescens is a Chinese tree endemic to mountain slopes at elevations of 2000–2400 m in the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, eastern Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Shanxi.
Description The variety is distinguished by a "samara glabrous except stigmatic surface pubescence in notch. Fl. and fr. March–May".
Pests and diseases No information available.
Cultivation The tree is very rare in cultivation beyond China.
Accessions
North America Morton Arboretum, US. Acc. details not known.
Europe Grange Farm Arboretum, Lincolnshire, UK. Two grafted trees from cuttings ex Morton. Acc. no. 1130.
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