They prefer a moist well drained soil rich in organic matter. The largest elm recorded was in Tennessee and measured 160 ft tall and 147 feet wide. Most of the elm have started dying out with the Dutch Elm Disease but this disease does not appear to be in southern California. Resistant hibrids are now available which look a lot like this tree. Also susceptible to elm leaf beetle which causes summer defoliation.
Trees are hardy.
Habit is open and irregular. Fast growing tree, weak wooded and relatively short lived. Leaves are simple and small. Foliage color is dark green. Flowers in he spring and fruits in the summer.