Ulmus x hollandica
Dutch elm · also Holland elm
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Ulmus × hollandica is a hybrid elm known for its rapid growth, broad canopy, and tolerance to various soil conditions. It features serrated, dark green leaves that turn golden yellow in autumn. Historically planted for street and park use, it is susceptible to Dutch elm disease, though disease-resistant cultivars exist.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 12,4354.4%52 yr16 in
- 1,7410.52%9.1 yr3.1 in
- 4250.06%—3.1 in
- 760.09%—2.2 in
- 600.01%24 yr8.3 in
- 580.03%—4.4 in
- 530.03%9.2 yr4.7 in
- 340.03%23 yr50 in
- 320.02%—27 in
- 150.01%—1.9 in
- 140.01%8.3 yr9.5 in
- 70.00%—1.3 in
- 20.00%—3.1 in
- 10.01%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50–80 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 16 in, mean 15 in, 90th percentile 30 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
- Western European broadleaf forests
Other Ulmus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
