80-foot tree. Native American elms (Ulmus americana) have slightly fuzzy winged seeds, and the trees are better-known for having been decimated by Dutch elm disease, a fungal infection spread by ...

The American elm tree is a popular host to multiple butterfly ... Songbirds also love the distinctive helicopter seeds the trees carry. Additionally, a variety of birds, including orioles and ...

The species is also important for wildlife, providing nutritional seeds and protective shelter ... of climate change. In the American elm’s case, the tree goes a step further and provides ...