The Himalayan Elm ( Ulmus wallichiana ) Planch . , also known as the Kashmir Elm , found in Kashmir . The Himalayan Elm Ulmus wallichiana Planch . , also known as the Kashmir Elm , is a mountain tree ranging from central Nuristan in Afghanistan , through northern Pakistan northern India , to western Nepal at elevations from 800 m to 3000 m. Although dissimilar in appearance , its common name is occasionally used in error for the Cherry Bark Elm Ulmus villosa , which is also endemic to the Kashmir , but inhabits the valleys , not the mountain slopes .