Species: Ulmus glabra Huds.

• it is a robust tree reaching heights of 35 – 40 m
• crown is broadly ovate, branches grow at a sharp angle
• bark is brown-grey and smooth –
• the  bork is deeply networked and cracked, dark brown to almost black
• the trunk is often cylindrical, especially at the base (distinctive root flares)

• the buds are arranged alternately in two rows, sitting
• protective scales are dark reddish-brown, thickly rust-hairy
• the leaf buds are conical, sharply pointed, measuring 5 - 9 x 4 - 5 mm
• the flower buds are somewhat larger, globular, blunt-pointed, measuring 6 - 8 x 5 - 7 mm

• the young shoots are cylindrical, relatively thick, dark brown, and rust-colored hairy
• the lenticels are streak-like, yellowish
• the leaf trace is triangular with three traces from the vascular bundles, and in relation to the bud, it is diagonally offset
• the buds are arranged alternately in two rows on the shoot

• the leaves are simple - feather-like in basic shape, inverted ovate, widest in the upper third!
• at the top, they are long and sharply pointed, asymmetrically heart-shaped at the base, with coarse double-toothed margins
• the leaves are often 3 to 5 pointed at the end (tricuspid form)
• the upper side is rough hairy (when touched with the palm, it feels like "sandpaper")
• the underside is softly hairy
• the leaf blade has 12 - 20 pairs of secondary veins
• the leaves are thin and papery
• the petiole is short, hairy, 1 - 5 mm long

• the tree is dioecious, the flowers are bisexual, it blooms in March before the leaves
• the flowers are grouped in dense clusters on very short stems.

• the fruit is a round-winged achene, 5 - 7 mm long, elliptical, green before ripening and brown after ripening
• the achene is located in the center of a 2.0 - 2.5 x 1.2 - 1.5 cm large, elliptical membranous wing, which remains green even after ripening
• achenes ripen in May
• germination is low, only 50 - 60% and quickly declines (the achenes are sown immediately after harvesting)

• throughout Europe
• in Slovakia approximately from 350 to 1,040 (max. 1,280) m above the sea level
• the distribution area of the Ulmus glabra (Wych elm) is shifted to cooler areas, unlike the Ulmus minor (Smooth – leaved  elm)

• semi-shade tree, demanding in moisture and nutrient content in the soil, sensitive to extreme temperatures and air pollution
• it grows mainly in valleys and streambeds, but also on rocky scree slopes with sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), slender ash (Fraxinus excelsior), and linden trees (Tilia)
• it belongs to the group of so-called valuable broadleaves
• its occurrence has been strongly reduced in the past due to Dutch elm disease (a parasitic fungus whose spores are carried by bark beetles of the genus Scolytus and which also feed on it), which manifests as bark drop

• in forest stands, it is a scattered tree species (individually mixed in) – rare

• it does not belong to economically significant (productive) tree species

• it provides very high-quality wood with versatile use (furniture, veneers, ...)
• the wood is heartwood, structurally belongs to ring-porous species (like oaks), the heartwood is wide, brown to reddish, the sapwood is narrow light brown
• the wood stands out with beautiful grain and coloring, is hard, strong, suitable for the production of luxury solid wood furniture
• it is ameliorative tree species
• in horticulture, its mourning form (Ulmus glabra - pendula) is used