Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila · Ulmaceae · 비술나무
How to spot it
Large, glossy black winter buds, silvery-gray twigs and a vase-shaped crown.
Look
- Leaves
- Ovate to lanceolate, 2.5 to 7.5 cm long, with double teeth and an asymmetric base; dark green above and light green beneath.
- Flowers
- Flowers open in March to May in drooping bunches before the leaves; light green to reddish and not ornamental.
- Fruit
- A round, winged samara 1.3 to 2.5 cm across that dries to brown and spreads by wind. The fruit does not attract wildlife.
- Bark
- Light gray-brown with irregular furrows; on mature trees dark gray with shallow furrows.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to Asia and Siberia.