Ulmus crassifolia ~ Cedar Elm

Ulmus crassifolia ~ Cedar ElmCedar Elm is a large deciduous tree with a rounded crown and drooping branches with corked ridges. The small green leaves have small teeth can turn an attractive yellow in fall, except in its southern range where it is evergreen. Insignificant fall flowers give way to papery samaras. Grows best with full sun and rich well drained alkaline soils. Can tolerate both dry and poor sites. Ulmus crassifolia is a host plant for the Mourning Cloak and Question

Cedar Elm is a large deciduous tree with a rounded crown and drooping branches with corked ridges.  The small green leaves have small teeth can turn an attractive yellow in fall, except in its southern range where it is evergreen.  Insignificant fall flowers give way to papery samaras.  Grows best with full sun and rich well-drained alkaline soils.  Can tolerate both dry and poor sites.

Ulmus crassifolia is a host plant for the Mourning Cloak and Question Mark butterflies.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Elms are susceptible to phloem necrosis and wetwood.  Other potential issues include wilts, rots, canker, leaf spots as well as pests such as miners, borers, and scale. NOTE: Cedar Elm is known to cause allergic reactions.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Crape Myrtle, Fountain Grass, Maple

IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Ulmus crassifolia kz01, CC BY-SA 4.0

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.