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Ulmus
americana 'Augustine' |
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Augustine
American Elm |
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North America |
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Rapid
growing columnar form. Upright, gracefully
vase-shaped, with wide-spreading branches. |
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60-80 feet
tall with a spread of about ⅓ of the height. |
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Plants are polygamo-monoecious .
Flowers are greenish-red, not showy |
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March |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
ovate-oblong, 3-6 inches long, with an acuminate
tip, double serrate margin and an oblique base,
coarse in texture. |
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Excellent yellow fall color. |
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Bark is gray, scaly, with
broad, deep, intersecting ridges, typically
displaying large, light brown, stained areas
known as
Wetwood. |
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Fruit is a samara, ˝ inch
long, maturing in late May-June. |
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Dutch elm disease (DED) |
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