Camperdown Elm

(Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii)

Date Planted: May 2001
Family: Ulmaceae

Hardiness: Hardy in the Gorham, ME area; Zone 4-6

Mature Dimensions: 15-25 feet tall, 20-30 feet wide

Habit: Weeping, yet upright; spreading branches form an umbrella-like structure

Bark: Grey and scaly; branch structures are often ridged

Buds: Terminal bud absent; laterals ¼ inch in length, reddish brown with hispid scales

Leaves: Simple, alternate, oblong-ovate, sharply and doubly serrated; 3-5 inches in length, 2-4 inches wide. Rough, sandpapery texture; dark green summer color fades to yellow-brown in autumn

Flowers: Perfect, greenish red, in fascicles of 3 or 4, March-April

Fruit: Cluster of double samaras, greenish, appearing in June

Pests/Disease: Slightly susceptible to Japanese beetle and Dutch elm disease damage; among elms, one of the most disease resistant

Reference Pages: Dirr M.1998. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing Co., Champaign IL.