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Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) potted tree, Organic
$16.00
Family: Elm (Ulmaceae)
Hardy to Zones 3 to 7
Deciduous tree native to Central, Eastern and Southern United States and Canada. Excellent shade tree. Traditional usage (American Indian, TWM): nutritive emollient, antitussive. Source of over-the-counter palliative known as slippery elm bark, the spring-stripped, dried and ground-up inner bark of the mature tree. Slippery elm prefers part shade to sun and good water, drainage, and a limestone soil. Space trees at least 20 feet apart.
Potted tree, second year from seedling, certified organically grown
Out of stock
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Amy –
Hi Richo, I was wondering which one of your books do you recommend I read for growing slippery elm? I have two baby trees that were started from seed last year and are ready to be planted. I appreciate your knowledge and I hope all is well. Thanks, Amy
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Richo Cech –
Hi Amy,
Thanks for contacting and all is well. There’s a slippery elm chapter in “Growing At-Risk” and a monograph in “Growing Plant Medicine Vol 2”. Richo
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elysian –
Hi Richo! I hope you are well, I was wondering what your opinion on growing Slippery Elm from a start vs seed was? I seem to have a hard time growing trees/large shrubs from seeds, do you have any advise?
All the best,
Elyanah
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Richo Cech –
Hi Elysian,
Thanks for writing and also thanks for propagating trees, it is so very important. Page 194 of “Growing Plant Medicine” gives a great monograph on this plant that will answer many questions. There’s also a chapter on slippery elm in “Growing At Risk.” Anyhow, this one is best to grow from seeds. Last year’s seed germinated very well this spring, and it is almost time for the new seed crop to be ready. The cycles go ’round and ’round. I will be enabling tree sales next spring. Really looking forward to it, Richo
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Terry Babb –
Can one of these trees – slippery elm survive in zone 8 if given shade? Shade the western sun perhaps?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Terry, Right, just the way you’re saying, these zone designations are malleable, especially on the top end. I have slippery elm in a zone 8. The ones in the sun do suffer and the ones in the shade do much better. richo
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melinda.fox13 –
I was on the waiting list but by the time I got the email and went they were gone, only an hour had passed! I am on the list again, will there be more this year? Thank you
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Richo Cech –
hi Melinda, I’m sorry that happened. In answer to your question we do have more of these going and will list them when sufficiently sized. Meanwhile I do recommend the slippery elm seed, which is in stock from the recent harvest. Richo
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Heather (verified owner) –
How big are these trees at shipping? TY
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Richo Cech –
circa 6 inch
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Isabella –
when will you have the slippery elm in stock? and would you post to South of Ireland. ? many thanks
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Richo Cech –
Isabella, Very nice of you to write. We cannot ship seeds or plants to Ireland, wish we could. Richo
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Eva –
Can you ship to UK?
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Richo Cech –
sorry, no, we ship plants within the usa only. r
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VIRGINIA EVANS –
Do you have any estimate as to when the ulmus rubra potted trees will be available?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Virginia,
Please hit “waitlist,” there is a nice flat of them out there and although it says we’re out of stock, we may be re-enabling this soon.
richo
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nathaniel.anu –
Will this plant grow well in the tropics of the Caribbean?
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Richo Cech –
Hello Nathaniel, No, this is a temperate species that requires a cold dormancy. r
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KAREN Frank –
will slippery elm thrive in zone 8~9? what isits growth rate?
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Richo Cech –
Hi KAren,
Generally when trees are listed up to a certain zone they suffer when hotter. However our zone has gone up to an 8 and I have large ones on the property here and they don’t suffer. So it might be good in warmer climes. They grow anywhere from 6 inches to a coupole of feet per year. There’s a whole chapter on this tree in “Growing At-Risk” Richo
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investingwiz777 –
When will this be back in stock? 🙂
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Richo Cech –
Hi! Its currently April of 2020 and we’re looking at a slippery elm SEED harvest within the next few days. So you can buy the seed packet and plant your own. I’ll be planting plenty, too, and will have trees again, great nature willing, in the spring of 2021.
Richo
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Wael –
How many seeds are in the package? Is it organic?
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Richo Cech –
Hello, the slippery elm seed is not certified organic and it is 30 seeds per packet. here’s a link to the seed packet https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/product/slippery-elm-ulmus-rubra-packet-of-30-seeds-cannot-ship-to-canada/
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ssinkspot –
I want to start a grove of these will you have seedlings soon?
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Richo Cech –
New seeds in May. I do think we have some potted ones in the nursery but not a grove’s worth. r
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Heather (verified owner) –
Hi there, I ordered a slippery elm tree last season. It’s was doing great but it seems to not be emerging this year. What might cause it to die or does it emerge later in spring? Thank you
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Richo Cech –
Hello Heather, I hope its OK! Scratch the bark and see if you get green, and if so, then alive. Another way–look carefully at the buds–are they alive or are they dead? Richo
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