American elm tree

At one time, Elm trees lined the streets of small-town America. Their story is a cautionary tale for planting a ‘mono-culture’ – a dense planting of a single species (as opposed to a mixed planting of different species). Once Dutch Elm Disease struck, it swept through the populations quickly. The fungal disease is spread by […]

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Learn to identify an American elm tree.

Once, millions of American elm trees lined the streets of suburbs and cities all across the land. When the Dutch elm disease wrought destruction and killed entire generations of trees, America's botanists and scientists went to work. The modern disease-resistant Ulmus Americana was born.

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Cotswold cottage and the American elm tree

HQ Plants American Elm Tree An American elm at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., estimated to be more than 200 years old. They prefer full sun to light shade and moist, fertile loamy soil. They can tolerate drier areas as well as clay, silt, or sand. Temporary flooding is OK during the winter, but good drainage is required during the growing season. They are fast growers. You can plant American elms in your lawn, an abandoned meadows or as a street tree or shade tree. Elms are striking in…

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The beautiful American elm tree is probably not the best choice for your landscape. This lovely deciduous tree is sadly vulnerable to disease, and is not recommended by experts.

The beloved shade tree, the American elm, is making a comeback, thanks to new varieties and cultivars that tolerate Dutch elm disease.