Winged Elm

May need trimming to form a single trunk tree for landscaping.



Makes an excellent specimen tree due to the corky wings on its twigs. Older speciments are good shade trees.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Susceptible to the Dutch elm disease  (not a problem in Florida). Has a shallow root system

Important early spring food for songbirds.

Floodplains, slopes, well-drained forests.

• Interesting bark, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
• Larval host for the question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)