Ulmus crassifolia
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Cedar Elm
Ulmaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 40-80 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | NA | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Interesting bark, Fall color, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. Can be used as a street tree. Yellow fall color. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | While not known to occur in Florida, this species is potentially susceptible to Dutch elm disease. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed, cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Seeds used by birds when little else is available. Used for nesting. | |
Insects: | Larval food for the Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) | |
Native Habitats: | Floodplain forest, hydric hammock, bottomland forest. On limestone. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | While this tree has a limited native distribution in Florida, it also occurs as far west as Texas in similar types of settings. |