Ulmus glabra (Table-Top Elm, Wych Elm) A deciduous tree that has green oval shaped leaves that are rough and turn yellow in the fall, In the spring it blooms small reddish green leaves and are followed by dry wafery fruits that consist of the seed surrounded with a papery wing. It attracts birds and does best rich moist loam Landscape Information Plant Type: Tree Origin: Europe, United Kingdom, Russia Heat Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Uses: Specimen, Shade, Street Size/Shape Growth Rate: Slow Tree Shape: Round, oval Canopy Texture: Medium Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m, Over 23 Spread at Maturity: Over 15 meters Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years Notes Popular pendulous cultivars include ‘Camperdownii’ (topgrafted) and ‘Pendula’ (own roots or topgrafted). Plant Image Ulmus glabra (Table-Top Elm, Wych Elm) Botanical Description Foliage Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf Venation: Pinnate Leaf Persistance: Deciduous Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm Leaf Shape: Obovate Leaf Margins: Serrate, Double Serrate Leaf Textures: Rough Leaf Scent: Color(growing season): Green Flower Image Color(changing season): Yellow Flower Flower Showiness: False Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5 Flower Sexuality: Diecious (Monosexual) Flower Scent: No Fragance Flower Color: Green, Red Seasons: Spring Trunk Number of Trunks: Single Trunk Trunk Esthetic Values: Not Showy, Fissured Fruit Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Showiness: False Fruit Colors: Green, Brown Seasons: Spring Ulmus glabra (Table-Top Elm, Wych Elm) Horticulture Management Tolerance Frost Tolerant: Yes Heat Tolerant: No Drought Tolerant: Yes Requirements Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline Water Requirements: Moderate Light Requirements: Full, Part Management Toxity: No Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes Leaf Image Pruning Requirement: Little needed, to develop a strong structure Life Span: 25-50 years Diseases: Canker, Fungus Edible Parts: None Pests: Beetles Plant Propagations: Seed, Cutting MORE IMAGES Bark Image Fruit Image Other Image.