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The Wych elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.) is, or perhaps more accurately was, a large tree native to most of Europe, and in Britain, was the by far commonest ElmElms are deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus family Ulmaceae. They have alternate, simple, single- or doubly-serrate leaves, usually with asymmetric bases, often rough with fine bristles. The fruit is a round samara . There are between 20 to 45 species of in the north and west of the country.

It is highly susceptible to Dutch elm diseaseDutch elm disease is a fungal disease of elm trees. It has been accidentally introduced into America and Europe, where it has devastated native populations of elms. The causative agent is the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi spread by a bark beetle as the vector fo and is now very rare over much of its range.

The cultivarA cultivar is a cultivated variety of a plant species. Modern cultivars are often, but not necessarily, hybrids between species; they may equally well represent particularly desirable selections from populations of a single species. Cultivars generally ar 'Camperdown'The Camperdown Elm ('Weeping Elm') Ulmus glabra 'Camperdown' is a Cultivar, which cannot reproduce from seed. The grafted Camperdown Elm slowly develops a broad, flat head that will eventually build as high as 30 feet and a proportionately very wide, cont was a popular small/medium size weeping tree for garden use.

The word wych has its origins in Middle English wiche, from the Old English wice, meaning pliant or bendable, and which also gives us Wicker and weak.