Ulmus alata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
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Winged Elm
Ulmaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 40-70 ft tall by 30-40 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms early spring. Live span likely less than 100 yrs (Nelson 2003). | |
| Habitats: | Floodplains, slopes, well-drained forests. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Makes an excellent specimen tree due to the corky wings on its twigs. Older speciments are good shade trees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Important early spring food for songbirds.
Larval host for the question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)