Virginia Native Tree Leaf Identification Project/Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra (Slippery Elm)
 * Tree location: A bit far from my house
 * Tree type: Deciduous
 * Leaf: Simple
 * Leaf margin: Serrated
 * Leaf arrangement on branch: Alternate
 * Habitat: Best on moist, rich bottomlands--but also found on drier, upland soils
 * Virginia Range: All over Virginia
 * Fruit: Small seed secured by a papery, wafer-like covering; 3/4 - 1 inch across; smooth; ripening in spring.