slippery elm - Ulmus rubra
Synonyms: Ulmus fulva, slippery elm, ,
| USDA Plant Code: ULRU Light Requirement: full sun - full shade Soil Moisture: dry - wet Height: 40-60 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : no Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: no Bloom Color: red/green Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no |
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 Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) - note the branching of the veins and obovate shape - leaf surface was very rough Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Twig(s)/Shoot(s); slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) - twig very rough Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) mature tree Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ulmus rubra (slippery elm) mature tree Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
