Ulmus minor
Smoothleaf Elm

Previously known as:  Ulmus carpinifolia
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green summer foliage); Yellow (Fall, of variable intensity)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
70-90 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
70-90 feet
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist soils and is pH tolerant and soil salt tolerant
 Range:
Western Europe and North Africa
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Glossy dark leaves are 1.5-4" long by 1-2" wide (smaller than Ulmus americana), simple, alternate, unequal at base (oblique), doubly serrate with 12 parallel veins from mid-vein to the teeth. Veins pubescent on the underside of the leaf. The petiole is usually pubescent. Buds have soft silky pubescence.

Additional Information

Moderate resistance to the Dutch elm disease pathogen, Ophiostoma ulmi, which has led to the near extinction of the American Elm (Ulmus americana) in the U.S.

When Ulmus minor has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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No Fruiting Observations Available

17 Ulmus minor found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12015_00233*AHORTPARK
22013_00473*AHORTPARK
32009_15597*AHORTPARK
42023_00431*ACONV
52023_00431*BCONV
62023_00431*CCONV
72023_00431*DCONV
82023_00431*ECONT
92023_00431*FCONV
102023_00664*AABE
112023_00664*BABE
122023_00664*CABE
132023_00664*DABE
142023_00664*EABE
152023_00664*FABE
162023_00664*GABE
172023_00664*HABE

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