Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Ulmus Crassifolia

Size:

65'-100' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, small at 1" long, double-toothed, with rounded tip, not as pointed as other elms; dark green and rough above and soft and hairy beneath

Flowers:

clusters of 3-5; late summer or early fall

Fruit:

small, oval, winged, deeply notched at tip; fall

Fall Interest:

showy yellow; deciduous

Culture:

sun to partial sun; moist soil but drought tolerant

Disease/Insect:

Dutch elm disease, a fungus introduced about 1930 and spread by elm bark beetles

Use:

shade tree

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark thick, light reddish brown, with broad flat loose ridges; often with buttressed, strongly fluted base; smaller branches often with flat corky "wings;" larval host for butterflies; native to Arkansas