Ulmus laevis is a tall broadleaved tree occuring throughout the temperate forests of Europe, from Central France to the Ural mountains. It is of intermediate shade-tolerance, able to resprout and is a common component in temperate broadleaved forests. Its heartwood is light to medium brown, and the light sapwood takes up ~2/3 of the stem. Its wood is of lower quality as that of Ulmus glabra and Ulmus minor. Its uses are nonetheless fairly similar.
There are far fewer host records from white elm than from wych elm, but this likely refers to the difficulty in telling apart the two species when not in flower. Overall, ist contribution to maintaining insect biodiversity is rather minor.
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