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§1 Plant

Ulmus alata Michx.

vernacular winged elm — species · Ulmaceae


USDA
ULAL
GBIF
5361878
Rank
species
winged elm (Ulmus alata)

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Ulmaceae Mirb.
Genus
Ulmus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 662 counties across 15 states/territories
Legend Native · 662 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-18 °F minimum
Frost-free days
180 min.
Precipitation
40–70 in/yr
pH range
5–7
Root depth
40 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
65 ft
Height @ 20 y
30 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Spring
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
111,500
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Low
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 662 counties across 15 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 63 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 73 N
Florida view state ↗ 23 N
Georgia view state ↗ 38 N
Illinois view state ↗ 24 N
Indiana view state ↗ 19 N
Kansas view state ↗ 3 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 82 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 54 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 66 N
Missouri view state ↗ 57 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 37 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 23 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 63 N
Virginia view state ↗ 37 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ULAL ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5361878 ↗

Record version

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