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American Elm Fact Sheet
Family: Ulmucaea - elm family  
Latin name: Ulmus americana
Common name: American elm
Ulmus americana - American elm winter buds Ulmus americana - American elm flower buds Ulmus americana - American elm flower buds These photos show the 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 vase shape habit
04/15/2006		 Ulmus americana - American elm vase shape habit
06/14/2006
Ulmus americana - American elm vase shape habit
01/03/2007
Pictures of 3 American elm trees near Thornhill Building, south side, east patio at Morton Arboretum. Date when pictures were taken is shown under each photo and shows the habit of trees in spring, summer and winter 
Ulmus americana - American elm vase shape habit Ulmus americana, American elm, has 3 recognized habits. The picture on the left shows the widely recognized "vase shape".
Ulmus americana - American elm flowersUlmus americana - American elm fruit Ulmus americana - American elm fruit and leaves 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.
Ulmus americana - American elm petiole, buds, leavesUlmus americana - American elm petiole, buds, leaves Ulmus americana - American elm leaf margin is serrated 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.
Ulmus americana - American elm leaf margin and tipUlmus americana - American elm twig Ulmus americana - American elm underside of leaf 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. 
Ulmus americana - American elm flared base  This picture of an American elm shows a noticeable flare at the base of the trunk. 
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