Text Box: Found in swamp forests and along streams, it is sometimes found on drier slopes. American Elm is subject to Dutch Elm Disease and Phloem Necrosis. Text Box: Ulmus Americana L.; American Elm Text Box: N C STATE UNIVERSITY

Bark breaks into rounded plates.

Bark is light grey and lightly flaky.

Ulmus americana has simple alternate leaves. Leaves are smooth to scabrous above and between 8-15 cm long.

The undersides of leaves are either glabrous or pubescent.