The Siberian Elm is an introduced deciduous shrubby tree species found in BC in the south Okanagan. Lomer (pers. comm. 2019) says "Siberian elm is a weedy tree throughout the Okanagan so the dots on the map are far short of the actual range in BC."

General:
Deciduous shrubby tree; branches spreading, twigs hairless, up to 12 m tall.

Leaves:
Alternate, simple, elliptic to oblanceolate, smooth except hairy on the veins below, margins toothed, dark green, 3-9 cm long, with stipules.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of axillary racemes with flowers appearing before leaves in spring; corollas lacking; calyces bell-shaped, short-lobed, the lobes unequal.

Fruits:
Samaras, 10-15 mm long, 10-12 mm wide, winged, the wings translucent.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Flower Colour:
Green

Blooming Period:
Mid Spring

Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Spring

Source:  The USDA