Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Elm family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

110.0 feet

Flower Color

Red, Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Winter

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Alsophila pometaria, Argyresthia undulatella, Automeris io io, Cameraria obstrictella, Cameraria ulmella, Coleophora ulmifoliella, Dasychira basiflava, Eacles imperialis, Ectoedemia ulmella, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Halysidota tessellaris, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypena abalienalis, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Machimia tetoriferella, Nymphalis antiopa, Orgyia leucostigma, Paleacrita vernata, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Phyllonorycter arizonella, Phyllonorycter occitanica, Polygonia inerrogationis, Polygonia interrogationis, Sparganothis pettitana, Stigmella apicialbella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.