Ulmus americana var. floridana: Florida Elm: ENH-807/ST650, 2/2014

Abstract

This native North American tree grows quickly when young, forming a broad or upright, vase-shaped silhouette, 60 to 80 feet high and wide. The six-inch-long, deciduous leaves are dark green throughout the year, fading to yellow before dropping in fall. In early spring, before the new leaves unfold, the rather inconspicuous, small, green flowers appear on pendulous stalks. These blooms are followed by green, wafer-like seedpods which mature soon after flowering is finished and the seeds are quite popular with both birds and wildlife. Original publication date November 1993.