Ulmus crassifolia
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Cedar Elm
Ulmaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 40-80 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Habitats: | Floodplain forest, hydric hammock, bottomland forest. On limestone. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shade tree. Can be used as a street tree. Yellow fall color. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Seeds used by birds when little else is available. Used for nesting.
Larval food for the Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)