Ulmus propinqua
Japanese elm
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The Japanese elm is a resilient and attractive tree for urban landscapes, featuring graceful, arching branches, dense dark green foliage that turns vibrant yellow in fall, and a broad, spreading canopy providing ample shade. It is highly adaptable to various soil types and urban pollution, making it suitable for city environments. Native to northeast Asia and Japan, it grows in swamp forests on alluvial soils and supports local wildlife, particularly birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 800.03%—3.0 in
- 390.01%4.3 yr2.0 in
- 60.00%1.7 yr3.0 in
- 30.00%—4.0 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 35–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Pollution tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 3.3 in, 90th percentile 4.0 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
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- South Siberian forest steppe
Other Ulmus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
