Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Cedar elm is the iconic shade tree of Texas and the south-central states, thriving on heavy alkaline clay and drought. Unusually, it blooms and seeds in late summer or fall rather than spring.
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 90–90 ft
- Spacing
- 40–60 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~215 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, FL, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX