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American elm

Native

Ulmus americana

Elm (Ulmaceae) · Elm · 60–90 ft

Knowing it

The vase-shaped shade tree of old main streets, with lopsided double-toothed leaves. Native to bottoms statewide; Dutch elm disease has taken most large ones.

What a tree company sees

Dutch elm disease: wilting, yellowing branches in early summer. Dead elms get brittle quickly and should come down before they shed limbs.

Recorded in 69 counties

From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.