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Elm Family - Elm

        

Ulmaceae - Elm family
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Tree shown is about 12 feet tall but can grow to 75 feet tall. Seed pods are about 1/2" wide. In dry conditions, grasshoppers will strip this tree of vegetation but don't touch the seeds.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & July 2004
(Native of Texas, east & central - Eastland - not listed in my area)

           

Ulmaceae - Elm family
Chinese Elm (Lacebark Elm) Ulmus parvifolia
Tree shown is about 30 feet tall. Simple toothed leaves, 2" long. Seed pods are about 1/2" long. Gray bark flakes off to expose orange underneath.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, October 2008
(Introduced, native of Asia, invasive, cultivated - not listed in my area)

              

Ulmaceae - Elm family
Winged Elm (Cork Elm, Wahoo Elm) Ulmus alata
Branches and twigs have corky wings that extend a 1/2" out. Small reddish flower (no photo) grows in clusters before leaves open. Fruit is a flattened samara with a hairy margin, April-May (no photo). 2" long leaves with sharp double serrations, base not equilateral, slightly hairy beneath, short petiole, yellow fall color. Tree grows to about 40 feet tall.
Photos taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, November 2006
(Native of Texas, east & central - Brown)

Other Species in My Area

American Elm Ulmus americana
Leaves have very strong veins, teeth at each vein point.  Brown bark with white blotches.  Fruit are in small clusters, flat with lots of hair on valve separation line (furry edge).
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
Large round tree, to 70 feet tall.  Bark is scaly.  Branches droop, have corky alternating wings.  Leaves similar to American Elm but much smaller, yellow in fall. Small greenish flowers in clusters.
(Native of Texas - Coleman, Brown)

Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila
Large clusters of fruit along branch, small seed in the middle of wide wing, little or no peduncle.  Long pointed leaves with strong veins and rounded teeth.
(Introduced, native of Eastern Siberia, cultivated - Coleman)