Ulmus propinqua

Koidzumi

Spring elm, White elm

Ulmaceae Edible: Leaves, Fruit Potential hazards — see below

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Description

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 10-20 m tall. The young branches are densely hairy. The leaves are oval and 3-9 cm long. They have double teeth. The flowers occur before the leaves. The flowers are in groups. The fruit is a seed with wings 7-15 mm long.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten fresh. The young fruits are steamed with flour, then seasoned with salt, sesame oil, and garlic.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are eaten. The young fruits that attain full size are steamed with flour then seasoned with salt and sesame oil and garlic added. CAUTION: It is reported to be toxic.

Known Hazards

This species is reported to be toxic.

Distribution

It grows in the eastern forests in Manchuria.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Manchuria,

Also Known As

Yushu

References (4)

BARANOV,
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 44:95. 1930
Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 354
Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26