Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Cedar elm is the iconic shade tree of Texas and the south-central states, thriving on heavy alkaline clay and drought. Unusually, it blooms and seeds in late summer or fall rather than spring.
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–70 ft
- Spacing
- 40–60 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~215 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AR, FL, LA, MS, OK, TX