Ulmus glaucescens var.

glaucescens is a Chinese tree endemic to mountain slopes at elevations of 2000–2400 m in the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, eastern Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Shanxi.

The variety is distinguished by a "Samara glabrous except stigmatic surface pubescence in notch.

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The tree is very rare in cultivation beyond China.