How to grow English Elm

Ulmus procera

Full Sun
Medium

Germinates easily from fresh seed
Keep under protection for the first winter, plant out the following autumn.
In the UK it may be possible to raise elm saplings, but usually once they have grown to about 3m they are attacked by Dutch Elm disease a fatal fungus carried by beetles

Requires deep well drained soil

Traditionally pollarded to provide winter fodder for animals, used to make cart wheels and coffins

Growing English Elm from seed

Does not require a period of cold and will germinate from fresh seed

Transplanting English Elm

Pot on so the roots do not become restricted using deep narrow container

English Elm is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Seed Saving English Elm

Germinate from fresh seed

How long does English Elm take to grow?

These estimates for how long English Elm takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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English Elm Folklore & Trivia

Very rare after destruction by Dutch Elm disease in the 1970’s

In times gone by in England the emergence of the elm leaf was a sign to sow barley

Elm boughs were the tree of choice to be cut and used to ‘beat the bounds’. This is an annual rural tradition of inspecting and claiming the boundary of the village by processing around the stone boundary markers.

Other names for English Elm

Chewbark, Warwickshire weed, Elven,

Ulmus procera Salisb. Ulmus minor vulgaris