Hard elms include Rock Elm (Ulmus thomasii), Winged Elm (Ulmus alata), Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia), and September Elm (Ulmus serotina).

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.

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 ...