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Large-fruited Elm
The Large-fruited Elm Ulmus macrocarpa Hance is a small deciduous tree or large shrub endemic to the Far East excluding Japan. It is notable for its tolerance of drought and extreme cold and is the predominant vegetation on the dunes of the Korqin sandy lands in the Jilin province of north-eastern China, making a small tree at the base of the dunes, and a shrub at the top As is obvious from its name, the tree is distinguished by its large, orbicular, wafer-like samarae] < 50 mm in diameter.
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