Genus and species: Ulmus americana

Leaves: The leaves are 3-6" (7.5-15cm) long and 1-3" (2.5-7.5cm) wide.(View Measured Leaf) They are elliptical, long-pointed with a rounded base. The sides are unequal and the leaves are doubly saw-toothed, with many straight parallel veins. They are dark green and rough above, paler beneath with soft hairs. (View Leaves)

Bark: The bark is gray, furrowed with scaly plates. (View Bark) The twigs are brown, and hairless.

Fruit: The fruit is 1/2" (12mm) long, elliptical flat 1-seeded keys. Each has a wing that is hairy along the edges.

Tree: The tree grows to be 100' (24m) tall, has a flattened, spreading crown, and has many spreading branches that droop at the ends, as pictured to the left.

Range and Habitat: These trees are found from Saskatchewan east to Cape Breton Island, south to central Florida and west to Texas. They are usually grow in moist soils.