Siberian elm

noun

: a rapid-growing small to medium often shrubby Asian tree (Ulmus pumila) naturalized in the U.S., planted for shelter or ornament, and having rough bark, rounded crown, and glabrous branchlets

called also Chinese elm, dwarf elm

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