Loic Poidevin / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) on Elm (Ulmus minor) branch, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. March.

Andres M. Dominguez / Frost covered Elm (Ulmus minor) and Pear tree (Pyrus sylvestris) tree leaves, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, December.

Andres M. Dominguez / Frost covered Elm (Ulmus minor) and Pear tree (Pyrus sylvestris) tree leaves, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, December.

Andres M. Dominguez / Beetle (Scolytus sp) galleries in Field elm (Ulmus minor). Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain.

Andres M. Dominguez / Field elm (Ulmus minor) leaf litter covered in frost in winter, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, November.

Mike Read / English elm (Ulmus procera) leaves on white background.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small-leaved elm (Ulmus minor) flowers, in hedgerow near Orvieto, Italy, March.

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Small-leaved elm (Ulmus minor) flowers appear in dense clusters before the leaves appear, hedgerow near Orvieto, Italy. March. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small-leaved elm (Ulmus minor) flowers, hedgerow near Orvieto, Italy. March

Jose B. Ruiz / Avenue of Small leaved elm trees (Ulmus minor) in town park beside playground, Sax, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Small leaved elm tree (Ulmus minor) in town park beside playground, Sax, Alicante, Spain

Colin Varndell / English elm (Ulmus procera) foliage on black background, studio shot, Dorset, UK. May.