HEIGHT 100–120 ft (30–36 m)
TYPE Deciduous
OCCURRENCE E. US, S.E. Canada
This tree’s wood, as with other elms, is hard to split and was used for wheel hubs. American Indians used a decoction of the bark medicinally. BARK Ash gray, deeply fissured, with scaly ridges. LEAF Alternate, ovateoblong to elliptic, downy beneath. FLOWER Reddish, tiny, petalless, in axillary clusters on long, drooping stalks. FRUIT Nutlet, notched at top, with hairy margin.
