There are many large Siberian Elms(Ulmus pumila) on old homesteads in the area. These trees are very adaptable and are resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.
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Young Princeton Elm Tree
This is what my Princeton Elm tree looks like right now: This tree is an American Elm(Ulmus americana) and said to be resistant to diseases that plague our native elms.
Prospector Elm
I like the growth of the Prospector Elm. The new leaves are reddish and this elm is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.
Accolade Elm
I’ve had the Accolade Elm for a few years. It is a fast growing hybrid tree that is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Yellows. The young stems are very corky and different than the native elms on our place.
Goat Elm
There is a large Red Elm(Ulmus rubra) in the goat pasture. It is around 10 feet in circumference. There was another large elm by this elm tree that was taller, but it died from Dutch Elm Disease in the early 1990’s.
Princeton Elm
The Princeton Elm has been growing on my place since 2004 as a memorial. This elm is not a hybrid tree, but is a fast growing elm of the species Ulmus americana and is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.
Last of the Giants
Most of the large American Elms(Ulmus americana) have died decades ago. There has been one of these elms growing along a fenceline that is very large. It has a circumference over 10 feet. This summer I started noticing the Dutch Elm Disease signs in the canopy of this large elm tree, so soon it will […]
Red Elm, Slippery Elm, Ulmus rubra…whatever name you want to call it, it is going to die!
During my childhood, I would come across many large trunks of trees that were long dead. I always thought they were cottonwood trees because that is the common big tree on our place nowadays. I was wrong. Dutch Elm Disease swept through this area in the 1970’s, and with it, most of the large American […]