. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 77. AMERICAN ELM Ulmus americana, Linnaeus OF ALL TREES native to North America, the American Elm, also called White Elm and Water Elm, is prob- ably the best known and most admired. For beauty, grace, and stateliness this tree has no superior. The leaves are simple, alternate, 4 to 6 inches long, un- equally based. The veins run straight from the midrib to the doubly - toothed margins. The flowers appear early in spring before the leaves. They are greenish and occur in small drooping clus- ters. The fruit is a small seed, surrounded com- p
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 77. AMERICAN ELM Ulmus americana, Linnaeus OF ALL TREES native to North America, the American Elm, also called White Elm and Water Elm, is prob- ably the best known and most admired. For beauty, grace, and stateliness this tree has no superior. The leaves are simple, alternate, 4 to 6 inches long, un- equally based. The veins run straight from the midrib to the doubly - toothed margins. The flowers appear early in spring before the leaves. They are greenish and occur in small drooping clus- ters. The fruit is a small seed, surrounded com- pletely by a thin, flat, membrane-like wing. It matures after the flowers, and is about Vi of an inch across, inch across. The bark is grayish-brown, rather thick, roughened by shallow furrows, sometimes flaky or corky. The twigs are smooth, reddish-brown, marked with obscure pale breathing pores. The leaf-scars are marked with three distinct bundle- scars. The buds are egg-shaped, usually smooth, covered with 6 to 10 overlapping reddish-brown scales with darker margins. The wood is heavy, hard, tough, rather durable, dark- brown to red with lighter sapwood. It is used for barrels, agricultural implements, posts, ties, and novelties. The American Elm has a total range of more than 2,500,- 000 square miles. It extends from Newfoundland west to the Rocky Mountains, a distance of 3,000 miles, and south to Florida and Texas, a distance of 1,200 miles. It is com- mon in moist soils, especially along streams and swampy lowlands, throughout New York, except in the Adirondacks above 2,500 feet. It often reaches a height of 80 to 100 feet and a diameter of 2 to 4 feet. As a forest tree, the American Elm stands in the front rank. Its wide range, good wood, rapid growth, and adapta- tion to a wide range of soils, suggest good care and pro- tection. AMERICAN ELM One-fourth natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanc
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