WYCH ELM 



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The fruit is a samara, and winged, and the wind carries the seed 

 some distance from the parent tree. 



The Wych Elm grows on a sand soil or clay soil, or in sandy 

 loam, and is widespread. 



Many fungi attack the Elm, such as Taphrina, Mycosphcerella, 

 Psilocybe, Hypholoma, Flammula, Pholiota, Pleurotus, Collybia, Fomes, 

 Hydnum, Pleospora, 



Several insects cause galls or infest it, such as (amongst many 



WYCH ELM (Ulmtis glabra, Huds.) 



Photo. H Irving 



others) Schizoneura ulmi, Pemphigus pallidus (Leopard Moth), Zeuzera 

 czsculi, Orchestes ulmi, Scolytus destructor, S, multistriatus, Hylesimis 

 vittatus (Winter Moth), Cheimatobia brumata, Tetraneura ulmi, Typh- 

 locyba ulmi, Pseudococcus aceris, Lecanium caprece. 



Ulmus, Pliny, is from the Latin for Elm. Wych is from A.S. wife, 

 with the sense of bending, from the pendulous branches, and the second 

 Latin name, meaning smooth, is misapplied, the leaves being asperous. 



This tree is called Chewbark, Elm, Broad-leaved, Scotch, Witch or 

 Wych Elm, Halse, W T itch Hazel, Helm, Mountain Elm, Orne Tree, 

 Witch, Witch Wood, Wych Wood. The name Chewbark is explained 

 thus: "The inner bark of the Elm for a certain pleasant clamminess is 

 chewed by children, and hence the tree is called Chewbark". 



