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Cedar elm
Cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia)

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Common names: Basket elm, Cedar elm, Elm, Olmo, Red elm, Rock elm, Southern rock elm

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: The growth range of Cedar elm extends from extreme southwestern Tennessee, south to Mississippi, west to southern Texas and extreme northeastern Mexico, and north to southern Oklahoma. It is also reported to occur locally in northern Florida. The tree is often found growing with other hardwoods at elevations of up to 1500 feet (457 m), and prefers moist soils along streams as well as upland limestone hills.

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: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isGolden brown with a reddish cast, Light brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Durable, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Checking, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Poor to very poor results

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,49 0,62
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Specific Gravity 0.49 0.62
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 15 %


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.USDA. 1987. Wood Handbook:Wood as an Engineering Material. Agriculture Handbook No. 72. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Madison, Wisconsin.
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