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A bonsai tree without leaves, with intricate branching, showcasing a gnarled trunk and several thin, twig-like branches without leaves. The tree is planted in a rectangular black pot filled with green moss in a greenhouse. Show larger version of <i>Ulmus parvifolia</i> (Chinese Elm)
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Taxon Details: Ulmus parvifolia

Ulmus parvifolia

Common Name
Chinese Elm
Family
Ulmaceae

Specimens

Accession
20000880-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Informal Upright
Bonsai History
Growing since c. 1980-1990
Gift of Waldo Hutchins
Bonsai Number
1352
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession
20020466-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display. On Display
Bonsai Style
Bonsai History
Shaped since 1975
Bonsai Number
1421
Provenance
Accession
850222-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Twin Trunk
Bonsai History
Shaped by Kazuo Fujii 1985
Bonsai Number
1112
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession
850222-C
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Forest
Bonsai History
Acquired 1985
Bonsai Number
1170
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession
X00450-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display. On Display
Bonsai Style
Broom
Bonsai History
Bonsai Number
221
Provenance
Origin uncertain
Accession
X00485-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Forest
Bonsai History
Bonsai Number
391
Provenance
Origin uncertain
Accession
X02727-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Informal Upright
Bonsai History
Bonsai Number
1371
Provenance
Origin uncertain
Accession
X02771-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Informal Upright
Bonsai History
Bonsai Number
1398
Provenance
Origin uncertain
Accession
X10316-A
Collection
Bonsai Collection Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.
Bonsai Style
Bonsai History
Provenance
Origin uncertain

*Note: Plants in the Bonsai Collection rotate through public display.