Handsome weeping tree with sturdy drooping branches that often reach the ground. Forms a closed crown. Is grafted onto U. glabra, usually at a height of between 2 and 2.5 m. The trunk of the young tree is smooth and silver-grey; later it turns dark grey with black grooves; old trunks have a network of grooves. Young twigs are brown, slightly hairy and have lenticels; later they become bare and greyish-brown. The large leaves grow close together, which causes dense foliage to develop so that the leaves cover the entire branch. The leaves are hairy on both sides and roughly serrated; the upper side feels rough. On one side the leaf stalk is covered by the asymmetrical foot, a characteristic of elm leaves. Very thick flower buds open just before the leaves emerge. Sensitive to Dutch elm disease.
Ulmus 'Camperdownii' môže dorastať do výšky 6 - 10 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Ulmus 'Camperdownii' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 6 - 10 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Ulmus 'Camperdownii' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.