The Elm Tree

Tibet is a mystical and famous but yet a remote, distant and a hard to reach place and it is a perfect getaway for both nature enthusiasts and culture aficionados .Explore Tibet Team, a professional Tibet travel agency, today introduces a very useful plant for Tibetans to you- the elm tree.

The genus of elm tree was first appeared in the Miocene geological period, originating in what is now central Asia, including Tibet area. For Tibetan people, the elm tree is a very useful plant. From long time ago and it has traditionally been used to produce shampoo, medication and paper. Besides, when soak the leaves into the water for 24 hours, it will become glutinous, and even can use in renovations of old buildings.
Some individual elms reached great size and age, and due to the ease and grace of the branching and foliage of elm trees, they become a component of natural forests, and it can use for environment decoration in street, garden, and park. Besides, elm wood is also valuable, and duo to its interlocking grain and anti-splitting, it is a good material used in wagon wheel hubs, chair seats and coffins.
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