Ulmus pumila
Siberian Elm
Pronunciation
UL-mus PEW-mih-luh
Family
Genus
Nativity
Asia; China and Korea; escaped
Growth Habit
Open habit with several large ascending branches.
Hardiness
4
Culture
Grows well in disturbed areas, along railroad tracks, and in highly developed areas .
Facultative Status
Facultative Upland.
Landscape Use
Little benefits. Growth is fast and the wood brittle.
Foliage
Alternate, simple, elliptical and serrated. Acuminate.
Buds
Buds are almost black in color and large, globose, imbricately scaled.
Bark
Gray and deeply furrowed throughout.
Flower
Insignificant small reddish flowers appear in spring before foliage emerges.
Fruit
Circular samara
Propagation
Cuttings.
Pests
Highly susceptible to diseases
Cultivars
'Chinkota' - Cold hardy.
'Coolshade' - Resistant to breakage in ice storms.
'Dropmore' - Fastest growing form with small neat foliage.
