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§1 Plant

Ulmus americana L.

vernacular American elm — species · Ulmaceae


USDA
ULAM
GBIF
5361872
Rank
species
American elm (Ulmus americana)
Platephotograph · William Van HemessenCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

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

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,770 counties across 38 states/territories
Legend Native · 1770 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

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

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-46 °F minimum
Frost-free days
80 min.
Precipitation
15–70 in/yr
pH range
5–8
Root depth
42 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

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

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Spring
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
70,900
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Medium
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,770 counties across 38 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 52 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 75 N
Colorado view state ↗ 4 N
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 45 N
Georgia view state ↗ 32 N
Illinois view state ↗ 102 N
Indiana view state ↗ 74 N
Iowa view state ↗ 15 N
Kansas view state ↗ 94 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 112 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 59 N
Maine view state ↗ 14 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N
Michigan view state ↗ 69 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 65 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 50 N
Missouri view state ↗ 113 N
Montana view state ↗ 14 N
Nebraska view state ↗ 34 N
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N
New York view state ↗ 59 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 50 N
North Dakota view state ↗ 37 N
Ohio view state ↗ 88 N
Oklahoma view state ↗ 73 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 63 N
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N
South Carolina view state ↗ 19 N
South Dakota view state ↗ 19 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 50 N
Texas view state ↗ 43 N
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N
Virginia view state ↗ 81 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 37 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 65 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/ULAM ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/5361872 ↗

Record version

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