Ulmus thomasii
rock elm
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Fire
Effects On
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
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w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 117' height, 122' spread, 202" circumf.,
Cassopolis, Michigan
National Register of Big
Trees
Rock
Elm Images
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Elm Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)
Range Map
-The native range of rock elm
Quick Stats
Common Names: cork elm.
Habitat: found on dry uplands, especially rocky ridges and limestone bluffs.
Description: A medium-sized to large tree that grows best on moist loamy soils in
southern.
Ontario, lower Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Uses: The extremely hard, tough wood is used in general construction and as a veneer
base.
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