Field Elm

Ulmus minor

Mill. Species

Ulmus minor
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Botanical name
Ulmus minor
Also known as
European Field Elm, Field Elm, Small Leaved Elm, Small-Leaved Elm, Smoothleaf Elm
Family
Ulmaceae
Genus
Ulmus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Field Elm

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ulmus minor but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Ulmus angustifolia Ulmus campestris unranked minor Ulmus campestris var. minor Ulmus carpinifolia Ulmus foliacea Ulmus glabra f. minor Ulmus minor var. suberosa Ulmus sarniensis Ulmus vulgaris prol. minor

Others in Ulmus

Ulmus minor subsp. canescens
Ulmus minor subsp. minor
Ulmus glabra
Broadleaf Elm
Ulmus × hollandica
Ulmus × intermedia
Ulmus × mesocarpa
Ulmus × androssowii
Ulmus × brandisiana

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