Ulmus pumila

🌳 Ulmus pumila – Siberian Elm
📏 Height: 10–20 m | 🌿 Elliptical, serrated leaves, dark green, turning yellow in autumn 🍁
🪵 Straight trunk, grayish, fissured bark
🌍 Origin: 🌏 Siberia, Mongolia, China, Korea
📍 Ideal for: Avenues, parks, windbreak hedges, greening difficult areas
🌬 Excellent resistance to wind, cold, and pollution
🌼 Flowering: Late winter – early spring (March–April) | 🌸 Small, greenish flowers appearing before leaves
🫐 Fruiting: Spring, after flowering | 🟣 Round samaras with one wing for wind dispersal
💧 Tolerance: Full sun | 🌵 Resistant to drought, pollution, and extreme cold (down to –30 °C) | 🪴 Poor, even clayey soil
🧰 Care: ✂️ Prune to maintain shape | 🍂 Remove dead branches | 🌱 Fast-growing and robust
🛡 Resistant to pests and diseases, except Dutch elm disease (may affect weak trees)