Ulmus americana - American Elm Facts & Pictures

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Family:  Ulmaceae - Elm family
Latin name:  Ulmus americana
Common name:  American elm

Ulmus americana - American elm vase shape habit

Ulmus americana - American elm winter buds

Ulmus americana - American elm flower buds

Ulmus americana - American elm fruit andleaves

Ulmus americana - American elm flared base

Ulmus Americana - American elm petiole, buds, leaves

Ulmus americana - American elm leaf margin is serrated

Ulmus americana - American elm leaf margin and tip

Ulmus americana - American elm underside of leaf

Pictures of 3 American elm trees near Thornhill Building, south side, east patio at Morton Arboretum.
Date when pictures were taken ( 04/15/2006 - 06/14/2006 - 01/03/2007) shows the habit of trees in spring, summer and winter
Elms display the "opposite" branching habit.
Buds of American Elm. The fatter buds that have begun to open are floral buds. The thinner, pointed buds will produce leaves.
Ulmus americana, American elm, has 3 recognized habits. These trees show the widely recognized "vase shape".
The red flowers appear before the leaves. The flowers are in clusters and are on drooping stalks that are about 1" long.
The fruit is a flat samara that has hair around the edge and a deep notch at the tip. The leaves appear after development of the fruit.
Photo showing the leaves of the Ulmus Americana. The base of the leaf is asymmetrical and looks as though part of one side is missing. The margins are doubly toothed.
The tip of the leaf of the American elm is pointed. The leaf is darker above and veins are very noticeable both on the upper and lower surfaces of the blade.
This picture of an American elm shows a noticeable flare at the base of the trunk.

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