Ulmus parvifolia

China, Asia

Tall, spreading tree, thick trunk

Full sun and moist soils

Nice replacement for the American Elm. Often admired for its mottled bark. Grows well in highly disturbed areas, abandon lots, and along roadsides.

Typical elm leaf, alternate, simple, broad elliptical and serrated.

Buds are sharply pointed, long, and brown

Mottled, exfoliating bark, orangish gray bark

Flowers in late summer or early fall.

Elliptic-ovate samara; the only elm that fruits in the fall.

Seed, cuttings, tissue culture.