| Scientific Name: | Ulmus americana |
| Common Name: | American elm |
| Family Name: | Ulmaceae |
| Origin: | Canada - central, Canada - eastern, U.S. - central, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 22 - 30m x 15 - 25m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Twiggy, Upright |
| Form: | Round, Vase |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Shade tree, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Oblong, Ovate, Double serrate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Flowers clustered, Pink, Red, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Samara, Green-yellow, Green, May-Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, simple, ovate to oblong, most blades 7-15cm long x 2-7cm wide; margin coarsely and sharply doubly serrate, bases conspicuously uneven, lower surface downy, petiole < 1cm long; samaras rounded, 1-1.5cm wide, notched at apex. Winter ID: twigs reddish-brown with grey pubescence; buds ovate, most 4-9mm long, reddish brown with darker edged scales; leaf scars oval, off-centred. | |