Woody > Ulmus > Ulmus glabra > Ulmus glabra
Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm or Scots Elm
| Family |
| Ulmaceae |
| Genus |
| Ulmus |
| Species |
| glabra |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 40 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| From Ireland eastwards to the Urals, and from the polar circle south to the mountains of the Pelopon |
| Leaf Description |
| The alternate leaves are deciduous, 6-17 cm long and 3-12 cm broad, usually obovate with an assymetric base, the lobe often completely covering the short petiole; the upper surface is rough. Leaves on juvenile shoots sometimes have three or more lobe |
| Flower Description |
| The hermaphrodite flowers appear before the leaves in early spring, produced in clusters of 10-20; they are 4 mm across on 10 mm long stems and, being wind-pollinated, are apetalous. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is a winged samara 20 mm long and 15 mm broad, with a single round 6 mm seed in the centre, maturing in late spring. |
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