title: Ulmus wallichiana var. tomentosa
text: # Ulmus wallichiana var. tomentosa
  
  Ulmus wallichiana var. tomentosa was identified by Melville & Heybroek after the latter's expedition to the Himalaya in 1960.
  
  ## Description
  
  The tree is very similar to Ulmus wallichiana subsp. wallichiana, but distinguished by young stems and lower surfaces of leaves densely white-tomentose; the samarae are uniformly hirsute.
  
  ## Pests and diseases
  
  The species has a high resistance to the fungus Ophiostoma himal-ulmi endemic to the Himalaya and the cause of Dutch elm disease there.
  
  ## Cultivation
  
  The tree is not known to be in cultivation in the West.
  
  