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Cedar Elm
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Cedar Elm

Ulmus crassifolia
In the United States: Native · also called Fall Elm, Basket Elm, Scrub Elm, Southern Rock Elm, Texas Elm, Olmo

Cedar elm produces pollen collected by honey bees from its inconspicuous wind-pollinated flowers in late summer and early fall. Bloom window typically runs July to October. The tree is drought-tolerant once established but susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) July–October
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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