Name: Ulmus americana var. floridana
Size: 60 to 80 feet tallx 60 to 80 feet wide
Habit of growth: grows quickly when young, forming a broad or upright, vase-shaped silhouette
Light: Full Sun
Soil: has been successfully grown in urban areas where air pollution, poor drainage, compacted soil, and/or drought are common
Water: Grows best with even moisture; will tolerate occasional flooding and periods of drought after establishment
Cold tolerance: Zone 8 through 9
Landscape uses: large parking lot islands, recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway, reclamation plant, shade tree, sidewalk cutout (tree pit), residential street tree