Ulmus alata

• BOTANICAL NAME: Ulmus alata
• COMMON NAME: Winged Elm
• FAMILY: Ulmaceae
• NATIVITY:   South of Virginia and as west as Illinois
• GROWTH HABIT:  40-60’ (90’)
• HARDINESS:  USDA Zone 6 to 9
• OPTIMUM GROWING CONDITIONS:  Full sun in moist soils, rich woodlands
• SUCCESSIONAL STATUS:  Successional
• FACULTATIVE STATUS:  Facultative Upland
• LANDSCAPE VALUE:  Unique winged stem and resemblance to Ulmus americana makes this specimen popular.  Also, has great yellow fall color if not infected with powdery mildew disease.
• FOLIAGE:   Alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate; doubly serrated, auxillary tufts below.  Yellow fall color
• BUDS:  Resemble a small U. americana; reddish brown and imbricately scaled
• BARK: Gray and resembles U. parviflora but stems develop two corky wings that are most priminent in new growth.  ID factor is the wings - but realize they are not always present.
• FRUIT:  Flowers are greenish red in early spring, fruit is not showy
• PESTS:  Powdery mildew, susceptible to deer prune