Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

Tree18×12 mzone 3–9light shade

Profile

Family: Ulmaceae
Habit: Tree
Height: 18 m
Spread: 12 m
Growth: medium
Lifespan: 200 years
First yield: after 15 years
Hardiness: zone 3–9
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: semi-dry – very wet
pH: 5.5 – 8

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Leaf harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible3 of 10

Medicinal9 of 10

Other uses5 of 10

Growing

Grows in sun to partial shade on moist, fertile soils such as riverbanks. A robust, undemanding tree, but susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

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