Ulmus rubra
Owner: Dale Vranckx
Nominator: Dale Vranckx
Height: 23.6 m (77.4 ft)
Diameter: 83.57 cm (32.9 in)
Circumference: 262.4 cm (103.3 in)
Description
The Slippery Elm is named for its ‘slippery’ inner bark, but is sometimes also called red elm, grey elm, or soft elm. A medium-sized tree, it usually grows to heights of 18-22 m, occasionally growing up to 30 m. It can be found in southern Quebec and Ontario and throughout the eastern and central United States. Growing best on moist, rich soils of lower slopes, stream banks and bottom lands, its associated forest cover often includes oaks, American elm, red maple, silver maple, hickories and basswood. A member of the elm family, it is also susceptible to Dutch Elm disease. It can be distinguished from the American elm, by its reddish-brown heartwood, more upright branching pattern, and by the hairiness of its buds and twigs. A tea brewed from its inner bark is said to help ease a sore throat and irritated stomach.(Source: Silvics of North America)
Slippery Elm leaves
(Source: Duke University)