Ulmus glabra Huds.
Wych elm, Scots elm
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Berg-Ulme | |
| English | Wych elm, Scots elm | |
| Français | Orme de montagne, Orme blanc, Orme glabre | |
| Italiano | Olmo montano | |
| Suomi | Berg-Ulme | |
| Norsk | Berg-Ulme | |
| Čeština | Berg-Ulme | |
| Español | Berg-Ulme | |
| Svenska | Berg-Ulme | |
| Polski | Berg-Ulme | |
| Український | Berg-Ulme | |
| Român | Berg-Ulme | |
| Русский | Berg-Ulme | |
| Български | Berg-Ulme | |
| EESTI | Berg-Ulme | |
| 日本語 | Berg-Ulme | |
| Other names | Europees iepen (NL); mezei szil (HU) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| WSL | ||
| InfoFlora | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Label Swiss Wood | ||
| Lignapool | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Azerbaijan; Albania; Armenia; Austria; Liechtenstein; Belarus; Belgium; Luxembourg; Channel Isl. [I]; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Serbia & Kosovo; England; Bulgaria; Montenegro; Corsica; Czech Republic; Croatia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Channel Isl.; Germany (Brandenburg, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Georgia [Caucasus]; Greece; Ireland; Northern Ireland; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Netherlands; Spain; Andorra; Portugal [I]; Hungary; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia; Moldova; Norway; Poland; European Russia; Northern Caucasus; Romania; Sicily; Slovakia; Slovenia; Serbia & Kosovo; Sweden; Crimea; Ukraine; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Cyprus (N-Cyprus); European Turkey; Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan); Syria (coastal W-Syria); USA [I] (California [I], Connecticut [I], Iowa [I], Illinois [I], Kansas [I], Massachusetts [I], Maine [I], Michigan [I], Minnesota [I], Missouri [I], New York [I], Pennsylvania [I], Virginia [I], Vermont [I], West Virginia [I]); Canada [I] (New Brunswick [I], Nova Scotia [I], Ontario [I]); Bolivia [c] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Ulmaceae | |||
| Genus | Ulmus | |||
| Species | glabra | |||
| Author citation | Huds. | |||
| Scientific name | Ulmus glabra Huds. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | ringporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/ulmul-el.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot bis hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2-3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 480.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 860.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 630.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 680.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 45–56 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 80.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 72–89 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 11000.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring; Doors & Windowframes; interior panelling; art objects |
Appearances
Wood
ULGL , altholz, aufbau, astig, (1) , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , altholz, aufbau, astig, (2) , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , altholz, aufbau, astrein , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , altholz, halbrift, astrein , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , aufbau, 2 , ©Bollinger Furniere
ULGL , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
ULGL , europaeisch, astig , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , maser , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , rift , ©Atlas Holz
ULGL , saegeroh, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
Ulmus glabra , ©Lignum
ULGL , 115x55mm , ©Silvano Schmid
Bark
ULGL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
ULGL , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
ULGL , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
ULGL , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
ULGL , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
ULGL , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
ULGL , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson