. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . mbranouswing. Flowers opening in the autumn, borne in the axils of the leaves of the season 1. U. crassifola. Flowers opening in the spring before the leaves. Branches corky winged 2. U. alata. Branches not corky winged. Leaves smooth or somewhat roughened above, inner bark not mucilaginous. .. 3. U. very rough above inner bark, mucilaginous 4. U. fulva. 1. Ulmus crassifolia Nuttall. Cedar Elm. A forest treesometimes reaching a height of 80° with trunk diameter of2°-3°, but usually smalle
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . mbranouswing. Flowers opening in the autumn, borne in the axils of the leaves of the season 1. U. crassifola. Flowers opening in the spring before the leaves. Branches corky winged 2. U. alata. Branches not corky winged. Leaves smooth or somewhat roughened above, inner bark not mucilaginous. .. 3. U. very rough above inner bark, mucilaginous 4. U. fulva. 1. Ulmus crassifolia Nuttall. Cedar Elm. A forest treesometimes reaching a height of 80° with trunk diameter of2°-3°, but usually smaller. The branches are usually wide-spread and droop, forming a flat topped wide crown. Leavesoblong-oval with rounded apex and unequal base, finelydoubly serrate, very rough and dark green above with softpubescence below, l-2 long, %-! wide. The flowers ap-pear m the autumn in the axils of the seasons leaves. Theyare borne in clusters of three to five. The fruit ripens inSeptember or sometimes in November, depending upon thetime of flowering. The bark is light brown, tinged with Fig. 29. a. Tlnnis alata. h. crassifolia. c. Ulmu s Americana. 95 96 Bulletin of the University of Texas about one inch thick, deeply fissured, the furrows interrupted,the ridges broad and flat. Southern Arkansas to Mississippi, Texas, and Mexico. Itis the commonest elm tree of our area, and reaches its maxi-mum size along the Guadalupe and Trinity rivers. The wood is reddish brown, heavy, hard, strong and is used for hubs, furniture, and fencing. The tree is fre-qnetly planted for ornament and shade. 2. Ulmus alata Miehx. Winged Elm. A forest tree 40°-50° high and with a trunk diameter of 2° or less. The branchesare short, stout, ascending! and form a rather open thin, with shallow fissures, light reddish brown with flatridges. The young twigs develop corky wings which are per-sistent. Leaves ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, somewhatscythe-shaped, rather sharp-p
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