What's the difference between Chinese Elm tree and Indian Elm tree ?

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What's the difference between Chinese Elm tree and Indian Elm tree ?
just wanting to know if we are looking at the same tree ?
 
Leaves and bark are definitely different.

Holoptelea integrifolia (Indian Elm)

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Ulmus parvifolia (Chinese Elm)

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I seriously thought this was one of those dad jokes I keep hearing about. Fairly disappointing that it isn't.

An old Japanese gardener asked me what I knew about bonsai trees. I answered...​

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"Very little."
Dad Joke
 
What's the difference between Chinese Elm tree and Indian Elm tree ?
just wanting to know if we are looking at the same tree ?
I have never even heard of an Indian elm before - and your post caused me to look it up online. I can't recall ever seeing one here in the US.
 
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