Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Ulmus glabra Tree


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Ulmus glabra. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Scotch Elm, Wych Elm

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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Deciduous

size: Tall forest trees (above 10m)

leaf type: Simple leaves

types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries

flowering period: Spring

leaf colour: Leaves green

Ulmus glabra Huds. Wych Elm or Scotch Elm. Native to Europe (including Britain) and western Asia. Its wood is hard, resistant to splitting and wetting. Planted for ornament in Europe and north-eastern N. America. Height to about 41m (l35ft). Flowers open in early March in clusters about 1cm (½in) long. Fruits are about 2.5cm (1in) across with the seed in centre, ripen pale brown and fall in July. Leaves are rough on the upper surface and softly hairy beneath with very short stems almost concealed by a curved base on one side. Bark is smooth and grey becoming brownish grey with cracks and furrows on mature trees. Zone 5

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