Elm leaf plum (scientific name: trifoliate almond), also known as little pink, is named after its leaves are like elm leaves and flowers are like plum blossoms. For small shrubs, 2-3 meters high; Branches are spreading, with many short branches; Branchlets gray, annual branches grayish brown, glabrous or puberulent when young; Winter buds are short, 2-3mm long.

Branches are purple-brown, leaves are broadly elliptic to obovate, the apex is 3-lobed, and the edges are serrated with unequal thickness; Single to double purple, 1 ~ 2 peanuts in leaf axils, flowering in April; Drupe is red, subglobose and hairy.

Plum blossom has been cultivated in China for hundreds of years, and it is cultivated in most parks in China. This species blooms early and is mainly used for ornamental purposes. The common cultivation type is double-petal Ulmus pumila (double-petal pink flower; Sepals are usually 10), Luan Zhi (petals and sepals are 10, respectively, with pink flowers; There is no hair under the leaves)

Medicinal value

Seed treatment moistens dryness, moistens intestines, reduces qi and benefits water. Branches cure jaundice, and urination is not good.