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Eucommia
ulmoides |
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Hardy Rubber Tree |
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Upright, open, pyramidal when
young, developing a broad, wide-spreading crown. |
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40-60 feet tall with an equal
or greater spread. |
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Plants are
dioecious. Flowers
are not showy. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
3-6 inches long, elliptic to ovate, with an
acuminate tip and serrate margins, lustrous dark
green in color, showing latex strands when
pulled apart. |
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Fall color is nonexistent. |
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Stems are olive brown, bloomy,
with a chambered pith, exhibiting elastic
strands when bark is stripped. |
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Fruit is capsule-like, with
compressed wings, to 1˝ inches long. |
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