American Elm

Synonyms:   White Elm

Scientific Name:   Ulmus americana


Among the earliest blooming trees, often flowering in late winter. Flaky-scaly, grayish-brown trunk bark with alternating dark and white layers in cross section. Leaves smooth to slightly scabrous (rough) above with asymmetrical bases. Bent terminal bud. Fluted trunk on wetter sites.

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American Elm

Genus species: Ulmus americana
Common Names: American Elm, White Elm
Family Name: Ulmaceae  
Trees or shrubs; leaves alternate, simple, the base oblique, stipulate; flowers small and greenish, bisexual or unisexual and plants monoecious, regular or irregular; fruit a samara, drupe, or nutlike.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Tree
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Herb Wall
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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