title: Ulmus americana var. floridana
text: # Ulmus americana var. floridana
  
  Ulmus americana var. floridana, the Florida elm, first described as Ulmus floridana by Alvan Wentworth Chapman in the 1860s, is smaller than the type, and occurs naturally in north and central Florida south to Lake Okeechobee.
  
  ## Description
  
  Vase-shaped, non-pendulous, growing to a maximum height of 22 metres (72 ft), with a slightly greater spread. The leaves, to 6 in long, are dark green all summer and turn yellow in autumn.
  
  ## Pests and diseases
  
  The tree is no less susceptible to Dutch elm disease, although the disease is less prevalent in Florida.
  
  ## Cultivation
  
  Occasionally planted as a shade and ornamental tree in Florida.
  
  ## Accessions
  
  * The IRREC Garden, University of Florida. Accession details not available.
  