Ulmus rubra

slippery elm

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North American Timber Types
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The Great American Hardwood Forest
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Recent Champion: 100' height, 100' spread, 250" circumf., Monroeville, Ohio
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Elm Image
(images courtesy of Steve Nix and About.com)

Slippery Elm Images
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(Nurseries selling seedlings online)

Range Map

-The native range of slippery elm

Quick Stats
Common Names:  red elm, gray elm, or soft elm

Habitat:  Moist, rich soils of lower slopes and flood plains, although it may also grow on dry hillsides with limestone soils

Description: identified by its "slippery" inner bark, is commonly a medium-sized tree of moderately fast growth that may live to be 200 years old

 

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