Ulmus glabra
Wych elm · also Scots elm, Broadleaf elm, European mountain elm
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Ulmus glabra, commonly known as wych elm or Scots elm, is a large deciduous tree native to Europe and western Asia. It thrives in moist, fertile soils at higher elevations and is characterized by its short leaf petioles. This species has been severely impacted by Dutch elm disease.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,3964.6%—9.8 in
- 1,1400.10%—2.5 in
- 9770.22%47 yr16 in
- 7080.45%—7.9 in
- 5920.09%—26 in
- 4970.18%49 yr16 in
- 3120.17%—26 in
- 1520.21%—15 in
- 740.03%—8.1 in
- 700.05%—4.7 in
- 300.19%19 yr16 in
- 270.02%—39 in
- 270.01%—12 in
- 140.00%—6.7 in
- 100.09%12 yr3.9 in
- 80.00%6.6 yr4.3 in
- 80.00%—12 in
- 70.01%—9.4 in
- 30.00%—9.0 in
- 20.01%—26 in
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50–80 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Moist, Fertile
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.8 in, mean 14 in, 90th percentile 31 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Baltic mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- European Atlantic mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Other Ulmus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
