Ulmus japonica
Japanese elm
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This resilient and attractive elm features graceful, arching branches and dense, dark green foliage, turning vibrant yellow in fall. It provides ample shade with a broad, spreading canopy, making it a popular choice for urban environments. Highly adaptable to various soil types and tolerant of urban pollution, it also supports local wildlife with habitat and food for birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 620.02%—3.0 in
- 400.03%8.9 yr3.8 in
- 110.00%—1.6 in
- 40.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 35 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 3.4 in, 90th percentile 5.8 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
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
Other Ulmus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
