Ulmus crassifolia Totally Explained

Everything about Ulmus Crassifolia totally explained

Ulmus crassifolia Nutt., the Cedar Elm, is a deciduous tree native to south central North America, mainly in southern and eastern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, with small populations in western Mississippi, southwest Tennessee and northwestern Florida (External Link

); it also occurs in northeastern Mexico. They typically grow well in flat river bottom areas referred to as Cedar Elm Flats. The Cedar Elm is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree growing to 24-27 m tall with a rounded crown. The leaves are small, 2.5 - 5 cm long and 1.3 - 2 cm broad, with an oblique base; leaf fall is late in the year, often in early winter. The flowers are produced in the late summer or early fall; they're small and inconspicuous, with a reddish-purple color. The fruit is a small winged samara 8 - 10 mm long, maturing quickly after the flowering in late fall (External Link

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). The species is extremely rare in cultivation in Europe, and is uncommon in Australasia .

Cultivars

Brazos Rim.

Hybrid cultivars

None known

Arboreta etc. accessions

North America

Arnold Arboretum, acc. nos. 511-2002, 758-86, both wild collected.

Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois. No details available.

Bartlett Tree Experts, acc. no. 90-1243, unrecorded provenance.

New York Botanical Garden, acc. no. 79617, unrecorded provenance.

Europe

Grange Farm, Sutton St. James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK, acc. no. 509

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, acc. no. 20080090, from seed wild collected in USA.

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, UK, acc. no. 1980-0443, (Brentry Field).

University of Copenhagen Botanic Garden. No details available.

Australasia

Manukau Cemetery & Crematorium, Auckland, New Zealand. No details available.

Nurseries

North America

Widely available

Europe

None known.

Australasia

None known.

Further Information

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