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Chinese Elm
Celtis sinensis
Chinese Elm
DESCRIPTION
Large, semi-deciduous tree 15-20m tall with smooth grey bark. Alternate dark green mildly glossy serrated ovate to broad-ovate leaves 4.5-9cm long by 3-4.5cm wide, apex acuminate, base oblique, toothed margins in upper half of leaf; glabrous except for some hairs along midvein.
FLOWERS AND FRUIT
Small inconspicuous green flowers in late winter. Globular shiny green then dark orange to red fruit 7-8mm long borne during summer on stems 10mm long.
HABITAT AND RANGE
Subtropical and dry rainforest particularly, along riverbanks from Armidale north to Mount Morgan near Rockhampton. Spread by birds, water and the dumping of rubbish. A native of China, Korea and Japan.
