Red Elm

This tree is subject to Dutch elm disease which is not know to occur in Florida as of 2018 (IFAS, 2018).



Medium shade tree for informal settings. Somewhat coarse in texture.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Susceptible the Dutch elm disease.

Seeds used by songbirds when little else is available. Used for nesting.

Rich mesic to dry mesic forests, wooded bluffs, calcareous soils.

• Fall color, Interesting foliage
• Larval host for question mark butterfy (Polygonia interrogationis).