Lewis & Clark American elm
Ulmus americana 'Lewis & Clark'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size55 to 60 feet tall35 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Reddish-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lewis & Clark' American elm (Ulmus americana 'Lewis & Clark') is a tree for shade gardens, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate, and its reddish-green blooms attract bees, butterflies, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Silver maple, Sensitive fern, Yellow trout-lily, and Northern bayberry.