Inaki Relanzon / Elm tree (Ulmus) in Gobi desert, South Mongolia.

Colin Varndell / Fresh Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaves in spring. Dorset, UK May

Rolf Nussbaumer / Juvenile Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) climbing Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA

Adrian Davies / Wrinkled peach fungus (Rhodotus palmatus) slightly fallen, exposing gills, on rotting Elm log. Surrey, November

Laurie Campbell / Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) dead trees in mist at dawn, Berwickshire, Scotland, July

Andy Sands / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in full song on dead Elm twig, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Rolf Nussbaumer / American moon / Luna Moth (Actias luna) resting on Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia), New Braunfels, Texas, USA, March

Tony Evans / Full moon over silhouette of English elm tree {Ulmus procera} UK

Paul Hobson / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) male eating young Elm (Ulmus sp) seeds in tree. Derbyshire, England, UK. April.

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.