Ulmus rubra.

Red Elm has a red-brown heartwood with light brown to grayish-white sapwood. This ring porous hardwood has a very strong grain pattern. The wood is heavy, hard, and strong.

General Information

Uses	Availability	Price
Chairs, bending stock, furniture, interior decoration including paneling, containers.	Limited availability in 4/4 and 5/4, 6/4 and heavier material is rather rare.	Low to moderate.

Relative Working Properties

Machining	Resistance to splitting in nailing	Resistance to splitting in screwing	Gluing
Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good

Physical Properties

Specific gravity (12% m.c.)	Average shipping weight kilograms (kg) per cubic metre (m3) air dry	Average volumetric shrinkage (oven dry % of green)	Modulus of rupture (kilopascals)	Modulus of elasticity (megapascals)	Side hardness (newtons)
0.753	610	13.8	90000	10300	3800