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Ulmus rubra

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HomeTreeUlmus rubra

Rich deep soils, often calcareous, on the banks of streams and low rocky hillsides.

Family: Ulmaceae
Height: 20 m / 66 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 2 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 5 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra native habitat is Rich deep soils, often calcareous, on the banks of streams and low rocky hillsides.

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. Inner bark - raw or cooked. It can be dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickener in soups or added to cereal flours when making bread etc. It can also be chewed as a thirst quencher. The inner bark has been cooked with fats in order to prevent them becoming rancid. Immature fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is about 20mm in diameter. A tea-like beverage can be brewed from the inner bark.

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