Ulmus pumila, the Siberian elm, is a tree native to Asia. It is also known as the Asiatic elm and dwarf elm, but sometimes mistakenly called the "Chinese" elm. U. pumila has been widely cultivated thr
The hybrid cultivar Ulmus 'Androssowii' R. Kam., an elm of southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan sometimes referred to in old travel books as 'Turkestan Elm' or as 'karagach', its local name,
Karagach [:black tree, = elm], Samarkand
Turkestan Elm, c.1910
Mature specimen of 'Androssowii' in Almaty
Young 'Androssowii', Grange Farm Arboretum, Lincolnshire