Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark Elm

 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Green (Not ornamentally important; late summer/fall flowering)
 Foliage:
Green (Deep green, lustrous summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Yellowish to purplish fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (Samara; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
40-50 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Prefers moist, well-drained, fertile soils but tolerant of extremes in soil conditions
 Range:
China, Japan, Korea
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, ovate or obovate (0.75-2.5" long and 0.3-1.3" wide), unequally rounded at base (but not so oblique as in other elms), serrated, and pubescent underneath when young. Highly mottled bark.

Additional Information

Stunning, multi-colored mottled and exfoliating bark. Grows well under city conditions. Good resistance against Dutch elm disease, elm leaf beetle, and Japanese beetle. Slightly weak wooded, so sometimes damaged by ice storms.

When Ulmus parvifolia has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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29 Ulmus parvifolia found

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