Ulmus pumila L.

vernacular Siberian elm — species · Ulmaceae

USDA: ULPU
GBIF: 5361877
Rank: species

Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) — Platephotograph · Steve MatsonCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Ulmaceae Mirb.
Genus: Ulmus

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 6 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 6 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Low
Salinity: Medium
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -38 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 90 min.
Precipitation: 16–50 in/yr
pH range: 5.5–8
Root depth: 24 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 70 ft
Height @ 20 y: 40 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Green
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Mid Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Spring
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 64,960
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 6 counties across 2 states/territories.

Montana view state ↗ 5 I ▾

Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Kent 44003

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ULPU ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5361877 ↗

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