Horizontal Elm Ulmus glabra 'Horizontalis'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ULM-us GLAY-bruh
- Description
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Tabletop Elm is a small tree with horizontal branches and weeping branchlets. It is usually grafted onto a standard stock and the crown shape can vary from being evenly spreading, spreading to one side in a fan-shape manner or being more weeping. It prefers full sun in moist well-drained loam but is adaptable to other soil types.
Use as a specimen or small shade tree. However it is susceptable to Dutch elm disease and other trees are a better choice.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ulmus
- Species:
- glabra
- Family:
- Ulmaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Grafting
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 20 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- Fruit Type:
- Samara
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is a one-seeded winged fruit 3/4 - 1 inch long, borne on a short stalk. Fruits are flat, pale green, hairless, with a notch at the tip and are borne in dense clusters.
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- tiny pale green flowers with no petals borne in clusters in early spring before the leaves.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3-6 inch long leaves are short-stalked and oval with a pointed tip and asymmetrical base.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Gray
- Bark Description:
- The bark is grey and smooth and develops rugged vertical grooves with age.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Design Feature:
- Shade Tree
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Wet Soil
- Wind
