Ulmus changii var. changii is a variety of tree endemic to elevations of 200 m (660 ft) – 800 m (2,600 ft) in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.

The variety is distinguished by Fu as having "Leaf blade adaxially glabrous or pubescent on veins. Flowers from floral buds on fascicled cymes. Flowers and fruits March–April".^[1]

The tree is not known to be in cultivation beyond China.