American elm

GPS coordinates :

50.8514 , 4.3508

Scientific inventory

681

Identity

Category :

Arbre remarquable

Latin name :

Ulmus americana

French name :

Orme d’Amérique

Dutch name :

Amerikaanse iep

English name :

American elm

Family :

Ulmaceae

Height :

Targeted height :

This species can grow up to 35 m

Diameter of the crown :

Trunk circumference :

Expected circumference :

300 cm

Expected longevity :

Can live for 300 years in Belgium, 400–500 years in America

Origin / Indigenous

North America (central and eastern USA)

Favorite soil :

Deep, fresh, fertile

Favorite climate

Cool to warm temperate