Common products:
Ulmus pumila wood is processed into basic lumber products for low-construction and utility applications where strength requirements are minimal. The wood is also converted to fuel wood and charcoal in some regions.

Industrial and craft applications:
The species is utilized for pulp production, with the wood yielding Kraft pulp suitable for paper manufacturing. Due to its rapid growth characteristics, U. pumila serves as a biomass feedstock for energy production.

Wood and fiber:
The wood exhibits relatively low density compared to other elm species, typically ranging from 0.45-0.55 g/cm³. This rapid-growth hardwood is processed into rough lumber, pallet stock, and particleboard. The bast fiber content is low compared to other species, limiting textile applications.

Properties relevant to use:
The wood demonstrates moderate lignin content (approximately 22-26%) and cellulose levels (40-45%), making it suitable for pulping processes. Its relatively high moisture content when green contributes to rapid drying requirements. The wood shows moderate decay resistance attributed to extractives, though inferior to other elm species.

Sustainability and sourcing:
U. pumila demonstrates high sustainability potential due to its invasive characteristics in many regions where it has naturalized. Its rapid growth rate (annual height increments of 1-2 meters in early years) enables short rotation cycles for biomass production. Sustainable sourcing practices focus on management of established populations where it occurs outside its native Asian range.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Ulmus microphylla	Pers.	Syn. Pl. 1: 291 (1805)
Ulmus humilis	Gmel.	Fl. Sibir. 3: 105 (1768)
Ulmus transbaicalensis	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. 1: 862 (1821)
Ulmus campestris f. pumila	Herder	Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 12: 46 1892
Ulmus pinnato-ramosa	Dieck ex Koehne	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 74 (1910)
Ulmus campestris var. pumila	Maxim.	Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersbourg, n.s., 18: 290 1873
Ulmus manshurica	Nakai	Fl. Sylv. Kor. 19: 22 (1932)
Ulmus turkestanica	Regel	Gartenflora 33: 28 (1884)
Ulmus pumila var. microphylla	Pers.	Syn. Pl. 1: 291 1805
Ulmus pumila var. sabulosa	J.H.Guo, Y.S.Li & J.H.Li	Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(1): 107 (1988)
Ulmus pumila var. gracia	S.Y.Wang	J. Henan Agric. Coll. 1980(2): 7 (1980)
Ulmus pumila f. tenuis	S.Y.Wang	Fl. Henan 1: 264 (1981)
Ulmus pumila var. genuina	Skvortsov	Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 208 (1928)
Ulmus campestris var. parvifolia-pendula	G.Kirchn.	Arbor. Muscav. : 555 (1864)
Ulmus pumila var. pendula	Rehder	Cycl. Amer. Hort. 4: 1882 (1902)
Ulmus pumila f. sibirica	Schelle	Handb. Laubholzben. : 82 (1903)
Ulmus pumila var. arborea	Litv.	Spisok Rast. Gerb. Russk. Fl. Bot. Muz. Rossiisk. Akad. Nauk 6: 166 (1908)
Ulmus campestris var. parvifolia	Loudon	Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1377 (1838)
Ulmus pumila f. pendula	(Rehder) Rehder	Bibliogr. Cult. Trees : 143 (1949)
Ulmus campestris var. pumila	K.Koch	Linnaea 22: 599 (1849)
Ulmus campestris lus. pumila	(L.) Regel	Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 , 4(4): 134 (1861)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	siberian elm
Spanish	olmo de siberia
Arabic	دردار قزم
Azerbaijani	sürünən qarağac
Belarusian	Лём прысадзісты
Belarusian	Вяз прысадзісты
Bulgarian	Сибирски бряст
Catalan	om de sibèria
German	zwergulme
German	zwerg-ulme
German	sibirische ulme
Estonian	madal jalakas
Basque	siberiako zumar
Persian	نارون پاکوتاه
Finnish	siperianjalava
French	orme de sibérie
Hungarian	szibériai szil
Armenian	թեղի գետնամերձ
Italian	olmo siberiano
Japanese	ウルムス・プミラ
Japanese	野楡
Japanese	ノニレ
Korean	비술나무
Latvian	zemā goba
Macedonian	Сибирски брест
mn	Тарваган хайлс
Russian	Ильмовник
Russian	Вяз приземистый
Russian	Карагач
Russian	Вяз мелколистный
Russian	Берест
Russian	Вяз перисто-ветвистый
Russian	Вяз перистоветвистый
Russian	Ильм низкий
Russian	Ильм приземистый
Serbian	Сибирски брест
Turkish	sibirya karaağacı
Ukrainian	В'яз карликовий
Chinese	榆枝
Chinese	榆叶
Chinese	钱榆
Chinese	榆树
Chinese	榆仁酱
Chinese	垂枝榆
Chinese	人果榆
Chinese	家榆
Chinese	榆树（榆）
Chinese	榆白皮
Chinese	榆皮涎
Chinese	榆花
Chinese	榆荚仁
Chinese	白榆
Chinese	黄药家榆
Chinese	钻天榆
Chinese	榆
Chinese	长叶家榆

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
- China
  - China North-central
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Inner Mongolia
  - Manchuria
  - Qinghai
  - Tibet
  - Xinjiang
- Eastern Asia
  - Korea
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Kirgizstan
  - Tadzhikistan
  - Turkmenistan
  - Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia
- Russian Far East
  - Amur
  - Primorye
- Siberia
  - Buryatiya
  - Chita

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Hungary
- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria
  - Romania
- Southwestern Europe
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick
  - Ontario
  - Québec
- Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
  - Iowa
  - Kansas
  - Minnesota
  - Missouri
  - Nebraska
  - North Dakota
  - Oklahoma
  - South Dakota
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Indiana
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
  - Pennsylvania
  - Vermont
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado
  - Idaho
  - Montana
  - Wyoming
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Arkansas
  - District Of Columbia
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Kentucky
  - Louisiana
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  - Arizona
  - California
  - Nevada
  - Utah

Southern America click to expand
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000416815
UNII	N12RRM93Z5
Cornell Woody Plants	265
Canadensys	9429
USDA Plants	ULPU
UConn	516
Tropicos	33300018
Flora of Italy	284
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:303333-2
The Plant List	kew-2448824
Missouri Botanical Garden	287397
PFAF	Ulmus pumila
PaleoBotany	106774
Open Tree Of Life	1011372
Observations.org	140266
NCBI Taxonomy	198266
Nature Serve	2.137202
IUCN Red List	61967372
IPNI	303333-2
iNaturalist	79463
GBIF	5361877
Freebase	/m/09rsn1
WisFlora	5299
EPPO	ULMPU
EOL	594950
Elurikkus	8069
Calflora (Californian flora)	8182
US Library of Congress	sh85122213
USDA GRIN	40851
Wikipedia	Ulmus_pumila

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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May brood desertion be ruled by partner parenting capability in a polygamous songbird? An experimental study

Zheng J, Wang H, Jiang J, Versteegh MA, Zhou Z, Zhang Z, Chen D, Komdeur J

Ecol Evol

13-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11090777
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11394
PMID:	38746550

Comprehensive evaluation and application of woody plants in the green spaces of parks in saline–Alkaline areas from a low-carbon perspective: A case study of Tianjin Qiaoyuan Park

Bai J, Wang H

PLoS One

10-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11086879
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0303341
PMID:	38728347

Pest categorisation of Eulecanium giganteum

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Papachristos D, Sfyra O, MacLeod A

EFSA J

03-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10988561
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8666
PMID:	38576539

Exogenous Melatonin Application Accelerated the Healing Process of Oriental Melon Grafted onto Squash by Promoting Lignin Accumulation

Zhu Y, Guo J, Wu F, Yu H, Min J, Zhao Y, Tan C, Liu Y, Xu C

Int J Mol Sci

26-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11011509
doi:	10.3390/ijms25073690
PMID:	38612499

Apple crown and collar canker and necrosis caused by Cytospora balanejica sp. nov. in Iran

Azizi R, Ghosta Y, Ahmadpour A

Sci Rep

19-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10951349
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-57235-3
PMID:	38504125

Assessing Alien Plant Invasions in Urban Environments: A Case Study of Tshwane University of Technology and Implications for Biodiversity Conservation

Nelufule T, Shivambu TC, Shivambu N, Moshobane MC, Seoraj-Pillai N, Nangammbi T

Plants (Basel)

18-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10975853
doi:	10.3390/plants13060872
PMID:	38592858

Transcriptome analysis reveals regulatory mechanisms of different drought-tolerant Gleditsia sinensis seedlings under drought stress

Liu F, Zhao Y, Wang X, Wang B, Xiao F, He K

BMC Genom Data

13-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10935782
doi:	10.1186/s12863-024-01216-y
PMID:	38481144

New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update

Musarella CM, Laface VL, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G

Plants (Basel)

24-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10934091
doi:	10.3390/plants13050620
PMID:	38475466

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Yi people in Mile, Yunnan, China

Li H, Huang C, Li Y, Wang P, Sun J, Bi Z, Xia S, Xiong Y, Bai X, Huang X

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

23-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10893717
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00656-1
PMID:	38395900

Phytoplasma: A plant pathogen that cannot be ignored in agricultural production—Research progress and outlook

Wang R, Bai B, Li D, Wang J, Huang W, Wu Y, Zhao L

Mol Plant Pathol

23-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10887288
doi:	10.1111/mpp.13437
PMID:	38393681

Most suitable plant communities for the slope reclamation of the Zhengzhou-Xinxiang section of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao expressway

Cao W, Wu X, Zhu N, Meng Z, Lv C, Li X, Wang G

PLoS One

14-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10866477
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0297004
PMID:	38354175

Influence of meteorological and ambient air quality factors on Artemisia pollen counts in Urumqi, Northwest China

Jiapaer K, Halik Ü, Keyimu M, Bilal I, Shi L, Mumin R

Heliyon

26-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10847607
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25124
PMID:	38327407

A tree species classification model based on improved YOLOv7 for shelterbelts

Liu Y, Zhao Q, Wang X, Sheng Y, Tian W, Ren Y

Front Plant Sci

18-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10832270
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1265025
PMID:	38304457

Daylength predominates the bud growth initiation of winter deciduous forest trees in the monsoon region of China

Lang W, Qian S, Chen X

Front Plant Sci

11-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10808619
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1327509
PMID:	38273945

Grazing exclusion is more beneficial for restoring soil organic carbon and nutrient balance than afforestation on degraded sandy land

Cao W, Li Y, Chen Y, Wang X

Front Plant Sci

21-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10764600
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1326244
PMID:	38179485

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Naphthoquinones
(4R)-4,8,12-trimethyl-2-oxatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]trideca-1(12),5(13),6,8-tetraene-10,11-dione	139071911	Click to see	242.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.27.1025
Mansonone E	94303	Click to see CC1COC2=C(C(=O)C(=O)C3=C(C=CC1=C32)C)C	242.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.27.1025 https://doi.org/10.1139/X86-074
Mansonone F	94304	Click to see	240.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1139/X86-074 https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.27.1025
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(10-Hydroxy-1,2,4a,6a,9,9,12a,14a-octamethyl-12-oxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,8,8a,10,11,13,14,14b-tetradecahydropicen-13-yl) 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate	73014902	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C4=CCC5C(C(CC(=O)C5(C4C(CC3(C2C1C)C)OC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)C)O)(C)C)C)C	606.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
(1S,3S,4aS,6aS,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aR,14aS,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-1,3-diol	11583067	Click to see	442.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
(1S,3S,4aS,6aS,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aR,14bS)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,13-dodecahydro-1H-picene-1,3-diol	11640748	Click to see	440.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
(2alpha,3beta)-2,3-Dihydroxyoleana-11,13(18)-dien-28-oic acid	77595191	Click to see	470.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,11R,12aR,14bR)-10,11-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	7163260	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
(4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	51892422	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
[(1S,2R,4aR,6aS,6aS,8aS,10R,12aS,13R,14aS,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,2,4a,6a,9,9,12a,14a-octamethyl-12-oxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,8,8a,10,11,13,14,14b-tetradecahydropicen-13-yl] 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate	11570763	Click to see	606.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
10,11-Dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	5320146	Click to see	488.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
2,3-Dihydroxy-12-oleanen-28-oic acid	3694932	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid	619166	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,13-dodecahydro-1H-picene-1,3-diol	73038820	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C4=CCC5C(C(CC(C5(C4=CCC3(C2C1C)C)C)O)O)(C)C)C)C	440.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-1,3-diol	73019273	Click to see	442.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Arjunolic acid	73641	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	488.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Camaldulenic acid	10528366	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=C2C1)C=CC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)C)O)O)C)C)C)C(=O)O)C	470.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Epifriedelanol	119242	Click to see	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Friedelan-3-one	244297	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Friedelanol	348029	Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Friedelin	91472	Click to see	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Maslinic Acid	73659	Click to see	472.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
Oleanolic Acid	10494	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.775
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)Oxychromen-4-One	5378597	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565315
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	5462193	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565315
Astragalin	5282102	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565315
Isoquercetin	5280804	Click to see	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565315

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Ulmus pumila

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Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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