Winged elm, Ulmus alata, this week’s Mystery Plant, is a native species, easily familiar to Southerners, as it can be found commonly from Virginia to Oklahoma, then down to northern Florida.

Rock elm (also known as cork elm) is a hardwood tree that is a native to Canada and the northeastern United States. The highest quality lumber is found at mills in north-central Wisconsin, lower ...

Winter is still a long way off, but the leaves have been falling for several weeks now. Won’t be long before sweaters and jackets will be part of the morning ...

While the name "winged elm" might suggest an airy and graceful plant, this native species is neither, though it’s a fine shade tree. The winged elm (Ulmus alata) gets its name from flattened ...