Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) is a tree native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario, Canada. The inner bark of the tree has been used as a remedy for many common ailments, like fevers ...

What are your thoughts? Anne Stanley, email A: Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia, also known as lacebark elm, is an excellent tree. The bark is particularly attractive, looking like a big jigsaw puzzle.

Regardless of color, the thin, papery bark peels off in shreds or patches. An even smaller tree with attractive bark is weeping elm — also known as Drake elm.

This is different from the dark brown and reddish-brown layers found in the bark of red elm or slippery elm. The American elm features an open, spreading crown and drooping limbs that form a vase ...

The tree gets its name from the slippery feeling of its inner bark. However, despite its growing popularity, there is limited scientific evidence to support the reported benefits of slippery elm.

WINCHESTER, Ky. -- If you’re thinking about stripping the bark from slippery elm trees for a little extra cash, be reminded that this activity is illegal on national forest lands.

• Do not prune elm trees between April 1 and Oct. 1. • Remove dead branches from elm trees in late winter or fall to limit the breeding habitat of the bark beetles.

The European elm bark beetle is a small black beetle with reddish-brown wings. The beetle was inadvertently imported in the early 1900s likely via hardwood from Europe.

The Chinese elm is sometimes mistakenly called Siberian elm and vice versa. But the Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, is an undesirable and inferior tree, bearing no resemblance to its Chinese cousin.