Ulmus glabra Huds. var. subsp. pendula

Spice In the University

Family: ULMACEAE

Genus: Ulmus

Catalan common name: Oma.

Spanish common name: Olmo de montaña.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Description: Tree 20 to 25 m in height, bark is dark grey or almost black, with notable, straight branches with thick, pubescent branchlets. Leaves alternate, ovate or transovate, 8-17 cm in length, pubescent and rough to the touch on the obverse with the apex finished in a fine point, asymmetric at the base. Margin is doubly serrate, with spaced teeth. The obverse is a dull green and the reverse is more pallid than the obverse. The lamina has 14-20 pairs marked parallel veins. Flowers are with dense racemes without pedicels.

Observations: The wood of the Scotch elm is strong, elastic and dense, and used in naval construction.