American Elm
- Botanical Name
- Ulmus americana
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 60 - 80'
- Width
- 30 - 40'
- Flowers
- Greenish in March
- Fruit
- Disc-shaped samaras
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Do not prune from April - July
- Urban tolerant
- Alkaline soil
- Salt
- Drought
- Wet soil
- Heavy soil
- Problems
- Dutch Elm Disease (DED), weak wooded
- Varieties
- Jefferson - excellent DED resistance, vase habit, sterile
- New Harmony - excellent DED resistance
- Princeton - good DED resistance
- Prairie Expedition - excellent DED resistance, 60' tall by 40' wide, vase shape
- Valley Forge - excellent DED resistance
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