Flowering TreesLacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 40-50 ft × 25-40 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect green and red blooms in summer and fall. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought, pests and salt.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-50 ft × 25-40 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Green, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Pests, Salt, Pollution, Wet soil
- Native to
- China, Korea, Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Lacebark Elm is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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