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Winged elm
Winged elm (Ulmus alata)

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Common names: Elm, Hard elm, Rock elm, Wahoo, Winged elm

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: Winged elm occurs from southern Virginia, south to central Florida, west to central Texas, and north to central Missouri. Its habitat is described as the dry uplands, including abandoned fields, and is also found in moist valleys in hardwood forests. It grows from sea level to elevations of up to 2000 feet (610 m).

Common uses: Baskets, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Casks, Cooperages, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Farm vehicles, Figured veneer, Food containers, Interior construction, Interior trim, Machinery parts, Millwork, Moldings, Packing cases, Pallets, Plywood, Skids, Trimming, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wheels

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isLight brown, Whiteand the sapwoodRed, White.The grain isStraight, the textureCoarse and the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Perishable, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T6-B3(4/4)

Drying Defects: Distortion, Ring failure

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: Similar to rock elm, inner bark was used in the 18th and 19th centeries to rope for fastening covers of cotton batles

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Good properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Steam bending: Very Good to Excellent Results

Screwing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Pre-boring recommended; Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Staining: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,53 0,65
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength 104 cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 11 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Impact Strength 41 inches
Specific Gravity 0.53 0.65
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 11 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 17 %


Boone, R.S., C.J. Kozlik, P.J. Bois and E.M. Wengert. 1988. Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods: Temperate and Tropical. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-57, Madison, Wisconsin.Little, E.L.1980.The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Eastern Region.Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York.Panshin, A.J. and C. deZeeuw. 1980. Textbook of Wood Technology, 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill Series in Forest Resources. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
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