Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
  • FAMILY: ULMACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: alternate, simple, deciduous
  • FLOWER:
  • FRUIT:
  • TWIGS:
  • BARK: mottled, orange to cream to green
  • FORM: medium-sized tree
  • HABITAT:
  • WETLAND DESIGNATION: Facultative Upland (FACU): Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region
  • RANGE: exotic
  • USES: common ornamental; erosion control
  • Best Recognition Features:
    1. mottled, scaly, thin bark