Elms

Improvements in gene selection have developed disease resistant cultivars. The long lived Elms of "yesteryear" have returned. Highly adaptable, the Elm tree can tolerate the harshest of conditions.

 

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‘Allée®’ Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer II'

Form: Upright and spreading.
Size: 40 to 50 feet tall and equally as a wide.
Zone: 5 to 9.
Leaves: Deciduous. Lustrous dark green, changing yellow to purplish-brown in the fall.
Bark: Exfoliating. Light gray, orange and brown. Trunk becoming fluted with age.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Description: Bright green lustrous leaves emerging from upright arching branches. Planting along a street or avenue will develop a cathedral effect. This selection has many exciting
attributes; resistance to Dutch Elm Disease, exfoliating bark revealing an orange-brown
to tan feature, vase shaped long arching branches, and a tree that can withstand harsh
conditions.

 


 

 Frontier Elm

Ulmus 'Frontier'

Form: Vase shaped crown.
Size: 40 to 50 feet tall and equally as wide.
Zone: 5 to 9.
Leaves: Deciduous. Leathery, lustrous dark green with red fall color.
Bark: Exfoliating bark. Light gray, orange and brown.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Description: A small and attractive hybrid Elm that boasts brilliant red-purple fall color. Disease resistant.


 

Ulmus crassifolia

 

Cedar Elm

Form: Large oval rounded crown.
Size: 50 to 70 feet tall and 50 feet wide.
Zone: 7 to 9.
Leaves: Deciduous. Rough and lustrous dark green.
Bark: Raised corkiness on younger stems.
Growth Rate: Medium.
Description: A large, oval rounded tree with leathery leaves. The branches have a raised ridge that is corky. A tough, durable, drought resistant southern tree.


 

Ulmus Parvifolia

Lacebark Elm

Form: Rounded to irregular in overall shape.
Size: 40 to 50 feet tall and equally as wide.
Zone: 5 to 9.
Leaves: Deciduous. Leathery lustrous dark green, changing yellow to purplish-brown and gray-green underneath.
Bark: Exfoliating bark. Light gray, orange and brown.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Description: A tolerance tree of the most adverse site conditions make this tree a great selection.