# Field Elm

## Ulmus minor M.

NATURE | deciduous tree
LEAF | singular leaf
| Leaf edge: double saw-toothed
Leaf shape: oval
Nervation: feather-veined
FRUIT | alated nut
INFLORESCENCE | cluster

Medical value:Fresh bark can be used as a treatment for rash.
Use: The wood is firm but flexible and is often used as lumber. It is also excellent firewood.
Typical: uneven leaf base.
NOTE: Since a few years, the elm is affected by a deadly fungal disease, spread by the bark beetle (see image below). This has resulted in a decrease of this type of tree.

Legend:

Bloom. All months in which we can find blooming specimens. Regional differences may occur.
Harvest Time. All months in which we can find ripe fruits on trees. Unripe fruit can be found earlier on trees and shrubs. Sometimes even throughout the year, as happens with trees such as pines, this fruit ripens over several years.
Both flowers and ripe fruit may occur at the same time in some months.