Abstract:
‘Guanyin’ is a distinctive variety of  Ulmus  L. Plant, which is characterized by its appearance and color of the whole plant.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of  Ulmus  L. plant, which is given the varietal denomination of ‘Guanyin’. 
         [0002]    The new Guanyin discovered by the applicant differs from related plants including  Ulmus chinensis.    
       SUMMARY OF THE NEW VARIETY 
       [0003]    ‘Guanyin’ is a distinctive variety of  Ulmus  L. plant, which is characterized by that new leaves in early spring are light yellow while a few new leaves have yellow-green spots; leaves in spring and summer have yellow-green spots; and leaves in summer and autumn have white-green spots. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0004]      FIG. 1  is a color photograph of the new invention, ‘Guanyin’, showing the whole plant with green leaves. 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is a color photograph of the new invention, ‘Guanyin’, showing the whole plant with white leaves. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0006]    The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new and distinct variety of the  Ulmus  L. plant, which is known as ‘Guanyin’. The descriptions disclosed herein are based upon observations of the plant growth. 
         [0007]    ‘Guanyin’ buds a week earlier than  Ulmus chinensis  in spring. New leaves thereof are light yellow, and drop after about 20 days. Reborn leaves are gray-green with white edges. After about 30 days, outer leaves grow light yellow spots. With sunlight becoming strong, the leaves are changed from light yellow to yellow-white. From summer to autumn, outer mature leaves have light white spots, new leaves have light yellow or yellow-white spots, and inner leaves are gray-green with white edges. 
         [0008]    The ‘Guanyin’ has small leaves, which is ½ of a size of  Ulmus pumila  L. leaves. An amount of the leaves are doubled to the one of  Ulmus pumila  L. leaves. In winter, top buds of the ‘Guanyin’ wither while many side buds grow. Branches are slim and close to each other, and branch capability is strong. A crown is egg-shaped and compact. The ‘Guanyin’ inherits characteristics of a female parent  Ulmus chinensis  such as cold tolerance, drought tolerance and salt tolerance. After ten years of observation and 30000 strains of asexual reproduction, the variety has sufficient stability and consistency. 
         [0009]    The variety has cold tolerance, drought tolerance, salt tolerance and shade tolerance, and is able to grow in most parts of the northern hemisphere. The variety is suitable for rootstock asexual reproduction with  Ulmus chinensis, Ulmus laevis  and  Ulmus americana . The variety is suitable for grafting on  Ulmus chinensis  var.  pendula  and  Ulmus laevis  var.  pendula , into a shape of a flower, without growth imbalance. The variety is able to be cultivated as foliage plants and bonsai. 
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                 similar variety 
                 feature of similar variety 
                 feature of the New Variety 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
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                   Ulmus 
                   pumila 
                 
                 leaves are always green 
                 new leaves in early spring are 
               
               
                   
                   
                 during growth 
                 light yellow while a few new 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 leaves have yellow-green 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 spots; leaves in spring and 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 summer have yellow-green 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 spots; and leaves in summer 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 and autumn have white-green 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 spots 
               
               
                   
                   
                 leaves are large 
                 leaves are small 
               
               
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                 branches are far from  
                 branches are slim and close to 
               
               
                   
                   
                 each other 
                 each other 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0010]    These features and other characteristics of the plant are apparent from the figures.