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Ulmus americana
American Elm
Ulmaceae
Located at base of driveway near President's house.
- leaves alternate, ovate, with doubly serrate margin
- leaves dark green, yellow in fall
- leaves have oblique leaf base (non-symmetric)
- terminal bud absent
- lateral buds imbricate, glossy, red-brown, appressed
- stems thin, red-brown
- fruit and flower not seen
- bark gray with scaly ridges
- habit is a large tree with vase-like habit
- tree show ascending branches
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Ulmus Americana page in the UConn Plant Database
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