Also called rock elm.  Part of elm  genus Ulmus and family Ulmaceae.

Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA Midwest.

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)   Ulmus hosts caterpillars of 213 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

Learn more about cork elm Ulmus thomasii

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