The aptly named slippery elm tree, or Ulmus rubra, is a deciduous tree that is native to most of North America, and it was designated as a specific species in 1793 by Gotthilf Muhlenberg, a German ...

The slippery elm was nominated for champion status in 2013 by Donna Hibbs, former groundskeeper for Masonic Homes Kentucky. In 2014, it was added to the registry as the largest in the country ...

American elm (Ulmus americana) and slippery elm (U. rubra), two of six species of elms found in North America, are known together as soft elms. Rock, winged, cedar and September elm are known as ...