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Frontier Elm

Frontier Elm

Regular price $376.00 CAD
Regular price Sale price $376.00 CAD
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Frontier Elm is a deciduous shade tree, an upright, vase-shaped shade tree with excellent street tolerance. Frontier Elm flowers in spring in shades of varies, and performs best in full sun with moderate watering once established. This tree matures to roughly 40-60 feet tall and 30-45 feet wide. It is ideal for front yards, boulevards, and open lawns where summer shade is wanted, offering long-term shade and strong seasonal colour. Easy to establish and simple to maintain, Frontier Elm rewards basic care with a reliable display season after season. A layer of mulch helps hold moisture and keeps roots cool in summer.

  • Mature height: 40-60 feet
  • Mature width: 30-45 feet
  • Bloom: Varies, spring
  • Light: Full Sun
  • Water: Moderate — about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season
  • Hardiness: Zone 3-9
  • Maintenance: Low maintenance
  • Pruning: Prune in late winter while dormant to maintain structure and remove crossing branches.
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  • Latin Name: Ulmus x 'Frontier'
  • 📏 Current Size: 6+ Feet
  • 🌱 Mature Size: Height: 40-60 feet | Width: 30-45 feet
  • ☀️ Light: Full Sun
  • 🧊 Hardiness Zone: 09-Mar
  • 🍃 Foliage Colour: Green
  • 🌸 Bloom Colour: Varies
  • 🗓️ Bloom Period: Spring
  • 🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and no deeper, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 30-45 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun.
  • 💧 Care & Watering: Water moderate: about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Prune in late winter while dormant to maintain structure and remove crossing branches.

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